Tag: The Guardian
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The Plight of the Impudent Thief
A 24 million dollar loss in the art world has been replaced in the news by a one billion dollar find. Just weeks ago, the art world was lamenting the theft and probable burning of seven works of art from the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam. Now comes a new report of the German find of…
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Panic Aversion
“The object isn’t to make art, but to be in that wonderful state that makes art inevitable.”-Robert Henri (from Skinnyartist) The search for inspiration can be a never- ending battle. Nothing is working. The feeling can range from confusion to panic. What if you never get your inspiration back? Where do you turn? Listening to what…
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Theft in Point
Ever wonder what art thieves do with stolen priceless art? Me too. You can’t buy a home, car or anything tangible with the stolen art. Its not currency. Why rob a museum when you can rob a bank? The security is similar. Most major works stolen can never be displayed anywhere. They can’t be easily…