Scream Stolen

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2004-08-22 03:32pm

http://www.lnreview.co.uk/news/003383.php

WTF, no one in the museum tried to stop these fuckers. I mean what museum with valuable peices of artwork DOESN'T HAVE GUARDS?

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-08-22 03:47pm

while i should be taking this seriously. . . .i simply can't with the way the article is phrased. it's almost humorous. and on a side note, security cameras in the building managed to snag an image of the face of one of the thieves involved.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2004-08-22 03:53pm

Also identified was a woman tailing the individual in question:

Mange · Post by **Mange** » 2004-08-22 04:26pm

Well, it's not the first time that it gets stolen, iirc the last time was like ten years ago (I could be wrong, I just remember it got stolen). I guess it will turn up soon.
It seems as if the people in my neighboring country must improve their security in the museums.

Mange · Post by **Mange** » 2004-08-22 04:54pm

I was right, the last time the Scream was stolen was in February 1994.

From The Guardian:
+http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/sto ... %2C00.html

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-08-22 06:16pm

I hope they're art aficionados, because you don't go to a street marker and sell the bloody Scream artpiece and not get eyes on you. Like any piece of valuable art stolen be it the Mona Lisa or a Constable, you're hardly going to get people buying it to hang in their lounge.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2004-08-22 06:41pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:I hope they're art aficionados, because you don't go to a street marker and sell the bloody Scream artpiece and not get eyes on you. Like any piece of valuable art stolen be it the Mona Lisa or a Constable, you're hardly going to get people buying it to hang in their lounge.

Drug deals, you can use them as collaterla for drug deals

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-08-22 07:49pm

This is an outrage, a slap in the face of the arts and what they symbolize.

Post by **Cairber** » 2004-08-22 08:47pm

yeah this one has been stolen a couple of times.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2004-08-22 09:27pm

MKSheppard wrote:
Admiral Valdemar wrote:I hope they're art aficionados, because you don't go to a street marker and sell the bloody Scream artpiece and not get eyes on you. Like any piece of valuable art stolen be it the Mona Lisa or a Constable, you're hardly going to get people buying it to hang in their lounge.
Drug deals, you can use them as collaterla for drug deals

No, what you do is discreetly sell the paintings back the museums insurance company at a discount. Its very common and about the only reason why thefts like this take place.

Dennis Toy · Post by **Dennis Toy** » 2004-08-22 09:27pm

while i should be taking this seriously. . . .i simply can't with the way the article is phrased. it's almost humorous. and on a side note, security cameras in the building managed to snag an image of the face of one of the thieves involved.

Awwaww it was Dr. Claw

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-08-22 09:39pm

Dennis Toy wrote:
Awwaww it was Dr. Claw

NOO! Do not remind me of when they actually showed Dr. Claw's face and ruined his mystery...

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-08-22 09:44pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:
Dennis Toy wrote:Awwaww it was Dr. Claw
NOO! Do not remind me of when they actually showed Dr. Claw's face and ruined his mystery...

When did they show his face?

Jadeite · Post by **Jadeite** » 2004-08-22 09:44pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote: NOO! Do not remind me of when they actually showed Dr. Claw's face and ruined his mystery...

They did?!

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2004-08-22 09:45pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:No, what you do is discreetly sell the paintings back the museums insurance company at a discount. Its very common and about the only reason why thefts like this take place.

No this is true; it's how a lot of stolen paintings get laundered; they
get used as collateral for drug deals by drug kingpins.

"Right, how do I know you're on the level, Bob?"

"Here, take this picasso...."

SecondStorm · Post by **SecondStorm** » 2004-08-22 10:48pm

Ive been to the Edward Munch Museum. Theres no security besides 2-3 unarmed rent-a-cops that walks around being bored.

Its a shame it got stolen. Its a good picture especially when seen in person.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2004-08-22 10:55pm

Did the curator of the musuem look anything like this when he learned the painting had been stolen?

BlkbrryTheGreat · Post by **BlkbrryTheGreat** » 2004-08-22 11:29pm

Funny, I thought they were refering to this work....

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-08-23 12:40am

I hate that damn painting. Good riddance. Art ... feh.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2004-08-25 06:59pm

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2004-08-25 07:03pm

Once I got that, oh man. That was funny.

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-08-25 07:09pm

Good one.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-08-25 07:20pm

Poor Dean, he can't get any breaks.

Korvan · Post by **Korvan** » 2004-08-25 08:03pm

SyntaxVorlon wrote:http://www.lnreview.co.uk/news/003383.php

WTF, no one in the museum tried to stop these fuckers. I mean what museum with valuable peices of artwork DOESN'T HAVE GUARDS?

In San Francisco, I visited a few gallerys that were displaying a couple million worth of art. No guards, you could walk in just off the street and all the paintings were hanging unprotected on the walls.

After I learned that the average price was around $50,000, I kept my hands in my pockets the entire time, lest I accidently brush up against one.

Bob the Gunslinger · Post by **Bob the Gunslinger** » 2004-08-25 08:15pm

I hope you're not talking about MOMA because the "art" in there is putrid crap. The thought those "works" could be worth 50,000 dollars frightens me more than any Shep thread about the Middle East ever could. I don't want to believe that mankind could be capable of that, but then, I did live there for 6 years so it really shouldn't shock me.

Seriously, I'm lucky if I or any of my artist friends can sell our work for $200, and our stuff looks like what it's supposed to be. We even threw in genuine emotional impact at no extra cost while greatly reducing knee-jerk anti-authoritarian political messages that cheapen art and still don't come near $50,000.

But then, that's why I gave up on art.

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