It was late May 2004 when an arson fire swept through a London warehouse, destroying hundreds of works of art valued at £50 million. The reaction of the British people was stunning: an outpouring of bitter glee aimed squarely at the much-reviled avant-garde artists whose work had gone up in smoke, and at the prominent but reclusive collector (Charles Saatchi) who had been their champion. Several months on, the losses from the fire are still being tallied, but the disdain of the public for what was lost remains palpable.