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Post by sleepboy on Jun 27, 2008 17:02:46 GMT -8
Unfortunately since this is becoming a trend. Here is a thread to post all stolen art. First up. Stolen from the SF RVCA store two days ago
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Post by highbrow on Jun 27, 2008 17:16:56 GMT -8
I couldnt see have something in my collection I could not display proudly. it is sad to steal but to me art seems like stealing something more, like stealing a piece of a person
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Post by sleepboy on Jul 17, 2008 10:51:30 GMT -8
Stolen? Does anyone have any more details?
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Post by marcusslo on Jul 17, 2008 11:04:01 GMT -8
no details... it ain't me!
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Post by indyopt on Jul 18, 2008 17:11:26 GMT -8
I bought the piece (IGNEUS GERO) before the show, but was told the day before they were going to deliver it, it was stolen. They were storing it in the warehouse over the weekend and someone just grabbed it. Damn.
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Post by highbrow on Jul 18, 2008 18:01:41 GMT -8
INDY that really sucks I liked that Luke piece also and it is really sucking that you did not get it.
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Post by sleepboy on Jul 18, 2008 19:25:09 GMT -8
I bought the piece (IGNEUS GERO) before the show, but was told the day before they were going to deliver it, it was stolen. They were storing it in the warehouse over the weekend and someone just grabbed it. Damn. dude, that sucks. sorry man. sounds like an inside job?
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Post by indyopt on Jul 19, 2008 16:16:41 GMT -8
Yeah, thanks guys. I really liked that piece. The gallery said there were going to try and contact Chueh and see if he would be willing to create a new piece of the same size. I'll let you know if anything comes of it.
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Post by irsk on Jul 21, 2008 6:52:01 GMT -8
good luck I got the other piece he had with them and it came in fine (except for ridiculously overcharged shipping)
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Post by mute on Sept 1, 2008 13:39:39 GMT -8
STOLEN! "mona"/"angel azul" 8x10 I was just browsing the images on Sylvia's myspace and noticed she had listed these two as stolen. Both of these pieces were at her last show at White Walls and I came so close to purchasing the first one. I was watching that show "It Takes a Thief" on the Discovery Channel about the guys that break in to homes to show how vulnerable they are to thieves and this particular episode had a homeowner with some valuable artwork. They ended up giving him some wall mounts that locked so the pieces couldn't be removed from the wall without a key. I'm just wondering if any board members use these and how affordable are they? If they are reasonable shouldn't this be something galleries invest in especially for their smaller expensive pieces?
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Post by sleepboy on Oct 6, 2008 22:02:49 GMT -8
Sounds as though a couple kaws paintings were stolen from his recent show. The spongebob ones?
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Post by lowpro on Oct 7, 2008 0:17:12 GMT -8
Sounds as though a couple kaws paintings were stolen from his recent show. The spongebob ones? hmm...Kinda like he stole trademarked imagery for the paintings themselves? Karma, perhaps?! Just kidding...kinda...two wrongs don't make a right.
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Post by Bytor on Oct 7, 2008 5:37:51 GMT -8
I couldnt see have something in my collection I could not display proudly. it is sad to steal but to me art seems like stealing something more, like stealing a piece of a person This is sooo true, I don't see what good it is to have a piece of work that you have to keep in your closet. It seems that it wouldn't be much value if it is stolen because what is the person going to do, sell it? most anyone that would buy artwork would turn someone in if they knew of someone that was trying to sell artwork that they had ripped off or they just wouldn't buy it. So in essence there isn't much value there. Also, I saw an add in an art in America magazine for a small device that cost no more than $20 bucks ( I think) is an individual alarm system for each piece of art. If it is taken off the wall or moved the alarm sounds. It's sad but it seems the galleries might have to start using something like these.
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Post by sleepboy on Oct 17, 2008 13:02:08 GMT -8
"Two Margaret Kilgallen paintings were stolen off the wall this morning from the Anniversary group show at Gallery 16 in SF. The pieces were taken by two guys at around 10 am." Details here.
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Post by lowpro on Oct 17, 2008 17:28:17 GMT -8
I was watching that show "It Takes a Thief" on the Discovery Channel about the guys that break in to homes to show how vulnerable they are to thieves and this particular episode had a homeowner with some valuable artwork. They ended up giving him some wall mounts that locked so the pieces couldn't be removed from the wall without a key. I'm just wondering if any board members use these and how affordable are they? If they are reasonable shouldn't this be something galleries invest in especially for their smaller expensive pieces? You know. I never knew something like this existed until just yesterday when I was on a do-it-yourself framing site and they had a similar thing, called Security Hangers, available for sale in their accessories section. www.pictureframes.com/html/securityhangers.htmlThis is a very, very cheap frame site, but I was thoroughly impressed by the concept. I'm truly baffled why gallery owners haven't started to employ such measures with all the thieving going on. Certainly such measures aren't full proof. I'm sure the piece could still be ripped off the wall with a little force. But I'm sure the ensuing noise would raise some eyebrows. Now, maybe some galleries had even had things like this in place - or hopefully do now - and theft is still a problem. But it just seems silly for so many of these incidents to repeatedly come up. I really don't think it's that hard to detour with some simple preventative measures.
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Post by svenman on Oct 18, 2008 11:12:36 GMT -8
i'm not sure if you guys have the same sort of things in the usa, but here in the uk, when you go into an electrical or computer shop they have these electrically powered alarm tags that make a hellish noise if you disturb the product from the shelf - its like a pressure sensitive wire that fixes back to the battery pack on the shelf. if it gets yanked, or even just moved a little too much the the alarm goes off. the store attendant has to come and reset the thing to stop it screaming out. i know this from experience - try shopping for a laptop with a 3 year old!! i'm sure something like this would be reasonably easy to set up for a gallery, but those security fixings look like a good idea.
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Post by sleepboy on Jan 2, 2009 6:55:17 GMT -8
A mosaic of all the stolen art last year Here is an interesting article about the top 5 art heists last year.
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Post by Jon Liu on Jan 3, 2009 1:25:41 GMT -8
I find it strange that the article even mentions stealing art as "romantic". Imagine working on a piece for weeks, months, only to have it stolen... its just not cool. And the old classic works belong to the public museums, not thieving individuals! Hopefully next year galleries will do more to protect these artists.
BUYING art and collecting, on the other hand, is a torrid love affair for some.... (By the way, great board!)
Who the artist is on the bottom row next to Silvia Ji??
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Post by sleepboy on Jan 3, 2009 6:15:20 GMT -8
Thanks. Welcome.
I believe the artist is Clare Rojas. Hm...romantic because some movies glorify it?
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Post by steveinca on Jan 3, 2009 16:21:37 GMT -8
Thanks. Welcome. I believe the artist is Clare Rojas. Hm...romantic because some movies glorify it? Probably romantic because the thief's love for the piece is so extreme that he/she would resort to stealing it.
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Post by joshualinergallery on Jan 3, 2009 23:46:58 GMT -8
Thanks. Welcome. I believe the artist is Clare Rojas. Hm...romantic because some movies glorify it? That is actually work by Margaret Kilgallen (although the style is similar to Rojas) who was married to Barry McGee, she passed away in 2001. If not familiar with her work check it out. She was in museum exhibits both pre and posthumous including the Whitney Biennial in 2002. I believe her work was stolen from the same show Barry's piece in top right was stolen. Her work is quite expensive.
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Post by sleepboy on Jan 4, 2009 6:38:58 GMT -8
Hm... I think he was talking about the piece right next to sylvia ji? www.flickr.com/photos/unaesthetic/2617099430/I think the one directly under barry mcgee is kilgallen. Yah, i think it's kinda weird/ironic that he ended up with Clare how has a similar sytle as Kilgallen. I could be wrong though
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Post by commandax on Jan 4, 2009 12:13:56 GMT -8
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Post by sleepboy on Jan 4, 2009 15:19:54 GMT -8
ah yes, that makes sense because how can she do a show if she has passed away (which makes it suck even more)? i think the original question was about the orange one though next to sylvia ji.
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Post by commandax on Jan 4, 2009 16:27:44 GMT -8
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