71 episodes
Chameleon: Gallery of Lies The Binge
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4.6 • 6.9K Ratings
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For years, Helge Achenbach has been among the world’s most successful art dealers. But with one treacherous move he lands in prison. In Season 6 of Chameleon, Gallery of Lies, host Bijan Stephen sets out on the international trail of the most famous criminal you’ve never heard of. With unprecedented access to an ex-con, Bijan attempts to solve the riddle of who Helge really is — and who he might become.
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Gallery of Lies | 1. Openings
Traveling from a splashy Manhattan gallery opening to a remote Spanish island, we meet Helge Achenbach and trace his unlikely rise as an art world power player. But is he already spinning his story? And trying to control ours?
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Gallery of Lies | 2. Collages
Over four decades, Helge builds a brilliant career. Then he rips off the wrong guy. In mere seconds, everything is lost.
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Gallery of Lies | 3. Trials
Painting classes. Choir practice. Weekly chats with a wise priest. Dark thoughts. An up-close look at Helge’s life inside a German prison. And what will happen when he gets out.
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Gallery of Lies | 4. Borders
Helge says he wants to be a different person in his post-prison life. And a new organization he’s launched suggests he may make good on that desire. Not everyone, however, trusts him.
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Gallery of Lies | 5. Illusions
A documentary film on Helge has just been released. It should be a moment of triumph for him. An old enemy has other ideas.
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Gallery of Lies | 6. Changes
As our story concludes, Helge is on the verge of closing one of the biggest deals of his life. If he succeeds, what does that mean for his remaining years and his legacy? What does his story say about the art world—and beyond?
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Customer Reviews
Great listen!
Everyone loves a charismatic scoundrel… really fascinating story. Even though you can’t sympathize with the main subject, he’s a captivating character. Love the presentation of how he describes his experience and how those in his life view him.
Mostly Interesting Story; Poor Editing
Overall, the series is interesting because its subject, Helge Achenbach is a fascinating character. The show glossed over much of the details about how Helge actually committed his fraud, which would have made it much more compelling. There were also more than several incidents where the dialogue was choppy and repetitive, or characters were cut off and it would skip to the next scene.
Thumbs down season 6
So far I’ve listened to 2, 4, 5, and 6. The first 3, all good! Not 6, though.
First, it is an uninteresting infantile con done with whiteout and an office copier. And (OMG!!!) he gets caught. He was falsifying invoices for more commission from a guy too rich to notice or care much. When he goes to jail the podcaster talks about the collateral damage he had caused, when the only person really hurt was the trophy wife who had to figure out how to live honestly when the lying sugar daddy was in prison. ( His rich client still made money…) Finally out of prison, on the surface he is trying to repair his image and reputation. The podcaster insists that he is still on a con but presents no evidence to support that “feeling,” other than trying to repair his reputation was proof of his pure self interest.
Skip season 6.