The Rise and Fall of the Art World's Gadfly (opens in new tab)

By the end of her life, Hilde Lynn Helphenstein’s identity was enmeshed in her alter ego’s. As “Jerry Gogosian,” Hilde Lynn Helphenstein found fame skewering the industry online. But after making her, the Internet destroyed her By Elena Clavarino Last Sunday, Hilde Lynn Helphenstein was found dead in her hotel room overlooking the lush gardens of the Rosewood in São Paulo, Brazil. She was surrounded by just a few stray objects: an empty vodka bottle, a shattered glass, and prescription-pill b...