‘Never Demolish’ Architects Win Pritzker, Cops Hunt Oxford Thieves, and More: Morning Links from March 17, 2021
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Stolen Art Cases May Implicate Diplomats: Report
An Italian diplomat in Egypt is alleged to have taken 21,000 artifacts from his host country.
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Caller Leads Los Angeles Police to $800,000 Worth of Stolen Lithographs
The pieces were made by the late Benjamin Crème, who prophesied the Second Coming in the 1960s and '70s.
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Morning Links: Mykki Blanco Edition
Tauba Auerbach and Charlotte Posenenske’s “Reciprocal Score” at Independenza in Rome. [Contemporary Art Daily] “Old Car City, USA…is no longer a junkyard.” [The New York…
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French Rembrandt Thief Lives Real-Life Version of ‘Goldfinch’ Story
Man who stole painting for love and hid it for 15 years gets surprise when he comes clean
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The German-Russian Stalemate
With diplomatic efforts unable to resolve the trophy-art dilemma, museum officials in both countries are looking for a way to break the deadlock.
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A Crime Waiting to Happen
Two of the world's top art-theft sleuths discuss the heist from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris.
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‘The Scream,’ the Thief, and the 2 Million M&M’s
Stolen masterpieces are priceless and worthless at the same time—they're too hot to sell, and have limited use as collateral. But one criminal tried to use them to sweeten his sentence.
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Trypillian Threat
Politicians and oligarchs who are collecting archeological treasures in Ukraine are not only encouraging illegal excavations, they are using the objects to promote the myth of an advanced ancient…
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This Bonkers New 378-Foot Gigayacht Has a Split-Level Owner’s Suite—and 4 Pools
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Bally Names Gucci Alum Simone Bellotti Design Director
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La Previa: Futbol is Life for Andres and Nico Cantor
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