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Whatever happened to Oliver Braid ... with Oliver Braid
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Whatever happened to Oliver Braid ... with Oliver Braid

On status anxiety in the art world and becoming a vigilante
Oliver Braid in June 2022

This month I interviewed Oliver Braid. Oliver is one of the most intriguing artists I know, producing vibrant, challenging artwork, full of subtle philosphical allusions, but always grounded in the ordinary social anxieties we all suffer from.

One of Oliver’s drawings.

Since 2017, Braid's art career has been on hiatus. He withdrew from the art world and became heavily involved with Wolf Pack Hunters UK, a group of paedophile hunters.

Oliver Braid in his studio around 2012

This interview was an opportunity to try and understand what happened.

Check out the artice I wrote to accompany this interview:

Neil Scott
Whatever happened to Oliver Braid?
It is degree show season and, according to the showcase site, 116 fine art students graduated in Glasgow alone. Of these, it is estimated that around 9% will be working as artists in fifteen months’ time, with 3% earning over £23,000. The art world is a brutal, competitive place, …
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