Today, five works of art were stolen from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. Among the stolen art were masterpieces from Matisse, Picasso and Modigliani, all valued at over 100M euros.
The attached article in the Economist provides an interesting glimpse into the underworld of art crime. The real crime is that we will be denied from seeing these works as they go underground.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/newsbook/2010/05/art_theft_paris
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