art crime
China Is Pretty Pissed Someone Stole Its 2,200-Year-Old Statue's Thumb
The country wants the US to "severely punish" the perpetrator. A thumb for a thumb, perhaps?
Banksy's Real Identity Might've Been Exposed by Accident
Did Goldie spill the beans on the world's most secretive street artist?
Um, Leonardo DiCaprio Is Handing a $3.2M Picasso Over to the Feds
Oh, and his Marlon Brando Oscar, too.
Hat Wearing Slasher Knifes $3M Painting in Aspen
We spoke with the owner of the Opera Gallery about the bizarre, downright scary act of vandalism.
To Fight ISIS, Art Dealers & Archaeologists Join Forces
Archaeologists and the art trade had never been friends. Then ISIS happened.
This Former FBI Agent Tracks Down Stolen Art for a Living
Robert Wittman says what thieves don't realize is that "the real art in art theft isn't the stealing, it's the selling."
Meet the Indiana Jones of Stolen Art
At the center of art world drama between the Netherlands and Ukraine, you'll find art historian Arthur Brand.
[Best of 2015] The Year in Art Crime
From ISIS's trail of cultural destruction to the Art Basel stabbing, here's the darker side of art.
Fans Order Feds to Release Martin Shkreli's Wu-Tang Clan Album
Hated "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli bragged about being the only one to own Wu-Tang Clan's single-cut 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin' album—but an FOIA request, following his arrest this morning, could change that.
A Ukrainian Militia Is Holding Dutch Masters' Paintings for Ransom
But these aren't the most savvy art thieves we've seen...
We Meet the Guy Catching Australian Wildlife with His Bare Hands on Today's 'Daily VICE'
We also look at photographer Stacy Kranitz's vision of Appalachia, talk art crime with investigator Mark Fishstein, and try the best grilled cheese sandwich in Marfa.
3D Holograms Resurrect Destroyed Buddha Monuments
Technology might be the answer to the decade-old problem of reconstructing the world's largest Buddhas.