The Art Newspaper

Art-mad magician's shopping spree

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Published online 19 Nov 09

Derren Brown with his portraits

Spotted in the bookshop of London's National Gallery—the headline-hitting illusionist Derren Brown snapping up numerous weighty tomes. Brown is also a prolific portrait painter, depicting many famous faces from Woody Allen to Madonna (the mind-bender even has his own dealer: Rebecca Hossack in London). He once persuaded four members of the public to take part in a staged armed robbery: let's hope an art heist isn't on the cards...

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