It was around this time that rumours of a cocaine addiction and binge drinking began to spread throughout the art world. At first, arts patrons ignored the rumours, preferring instead to focus on Hideki’s ongoing output, mostly displayed and sold in Europe. By then, his popularity in North America had waned considerably. His previously best-selling papier-mache Puppy Poodle in a Doodle Dolls were flagging in sales, as well as the DIY Hideki Balloon Zoo Kits.
In an attempt to either confirm or rebuke these allegations of Hideki’s abuse of illicit substances, I went undercover as just another avant-garde art scene hanger-on in the hopes of spotting Hideki. I wasn’t disappointed.
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