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Databases of stolen art make selling on pieces a lot harder these days.
With a recovery rate below 10%, most stolen works are never found. But that doesn’t mean they’re easy to monetize.
The Mastermind is a fascinating companion piece to Paul Thomas Anderson’s smash hit, One Battle After Another.
The stolen jewellery includes well-known pieces that are easily recognisable, which will make it difficult to sell on the black market.
The presence of two portraits by German artist Otto Dix in Canadian museum collections is difficult to explain outside of the context of Nazi occupation and spoliation.
Repatriation of looted African art is no longer a marginalised topic, but reaps few rewards.
Te Moutnui Epa tells an extraordinary tale of loss, discovery, removal and recovery. For the author, it is both personal and communal.
Items on display at the Eastern Southland Gallery in New Zealand’s South Island open a window on the complex world of art repatriation.
It may be the greatest robbery you’ve never heard of. In 1990 thieves stole US$200 million worth of art from a Boston gallery. A new Netflix series seeks to find the culprits.
The discovery of an apartment crammed with art has revealed the dark history of collaboration and looting during the days of the Third Reich.
Why do people steal rare books? It’s about more than the money.
Top contributors
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Professor of Taxation and Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor in Political Economy, King's College London
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Honorary Professor, Edith Cowan University
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Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Sarah Parker Remond Centre, Institute of Advanced Studies, UCL
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Visiting Fellow in Art History, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Professor of Criminal Law, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Film Studies
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Adjunct Professor of Law, New York University
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Doctorante en histoire de l'art, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Lecturer in Digital Media and Cultures, The University of Queensland