This maverick art collector talks to us about breaking into the art world as an outsider, his personal influences and why he loves NFTs.

Kenny Schachter has made a name for himself as an artist, art dealer, curator and above all as a commentator on the (New York) art scene on artNet News.

Schachter has been one of the most sought-after experts and helps many artists, including the art critic Jerry Saltz, to position themselves on the various platforms.

Learn more about the man who grew up in the suburbs on Long Island, made his name in the late 1980s in New York with his guerilla galleries, or as he referred to it, “pop-up shows before the term ‘pop-up’ existed.” He then moved to London and plopped into the middle of art scene there, becoming a critic for Art Net News where he writes piercing critiques on topics such as art-fair despair, Bansky’s shredding stunt and gaming the art system.