Editor’s introduction: the art crime prism
2011; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 56; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1007/s10611-011-9315-4
ISSN1573-0751
Autores Tópico(s)Public Spaces through Art
ResumoFor most people, the term art crime invariably brings to mind images of daring museum break-ins, the theft of million-dollar paintings, and the stylish, sexy thieves who mastermind them.In short, most people's imaginations immediately run to something like Pierce Brosnan's character in 1999's Thomas Crown Affair who, bored with his high-powered career in investment banking, entertains himself by stealing his favorite Monet painting from New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art in an elaborate heist.Having decidedly caught the public's fancy, art crime has in fact carved out a unique niche within the entertainment industry.Indeed there is no paucity of popular fiction and film 1 dedicated to the portrayal of sophisticated art heists and the dashing playboy-thieves behind them.And when told that I "study art crime," if one more person responds with " So you're like that Rene Russo detective character in Thomas Crown, then?",I think I'll scream.In reality, high-value museum thefts are the exception rather than the rule, 2 and art thieves (unfortunately) rarely look much like Pierce Brosnan.As retired FBI Art
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