{"product_id":"art-crime-the-fight-against-looters-forgers-and-fraudsters-in-the-high-stakes-art-world-paperback","title":"Art \u0026 Crime: The Fight Against Looters, Forgers, and Fraudsters in the High-Stakes Art World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStefan Koldehoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTobias Timm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul David Young\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere are stories of high-stakes, brazen art crimes from around the world with new insights on ongoing cases by two journalists counted among the most 100 influential people in the art business. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"True crime fans and aficionados of culture will appreciate this dive into the dark side of the art world.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe art world is one of the most secretive--and largely unregulated--of global businesses, and the list of its crimes run long and deep. The extent of the economic and cultural damage that results from criminality in the global art scene rarely comes to light. By turns thrilling, disturbing, and unbelievable, the cases explored in this book include \"artnapping\"--stealing art to collect a ransom--tax fraud, forgery, money laundering, and illegal excavations. The book includes coverage of: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA 2017 sensational case of a 220 lb Canadian gold coin from Berlin's Bode Museum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA section on the thriving market for Mondigliani forgaries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ill-gotten art collection of former First Lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArt stolen by the Nazis during WWII, and the enduring business of forgeries of Hitler's own paintings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresident Donald Trump's practice of using his charitable fund to buy art, including a portrait of himself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrue crime and art history lovers will devour this thoroughly researched and fascinating book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEFAN KOLDEHOFF\u003c\/b\u003e, born in 1967, is culture editor at \u003ci\u003eDeutschlandfunk\u003c\/i\u003e in Cologne, and writes for \u003ci\u003eDie Zeit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eart - Das Kunstmagazine\u003c\/i\u003e among other publications. In 2008 he received the Puk journalist prize for his investigative research. In 2012, he and Tobias Timm published \u003ci\u003eFalse Pictures, Real Money\u003c\/i\u003e on the Beltracchi case. The book was awarded the Prix Annette Giacometti and the Otto Brenner Prize. Galiani also published his books \u003ci\u003eThe Pictures Are Among Us: The Nazi-Looted Art Business and the Gurlitt Case\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and \u003ci\u003eMe and Van Gogh: Pictures, Collectors and Their Adventurous Stories \u003c\/i\u003e(2015). \u003cb\u003eTOBIAS TIMM\u003c\/b\u003e, born in 1975 in Munich, studied urban ethnology, history, and cultural studies in Berlin and New York. He writes for \u003ci\u003eDie Zeit\u003c\/i\u003e's feature pages from Berlin on architecture, art, and crime. In 2012, he and Stefan Koldehoff published \u003ci\u003eFake Paintings, Real Money\u003c\/i\u003e on the Beltracchi case. The book was awarded the Prix Annette Giacometti and the Otto Brenner Prize. Both authors were recently counted among the 100 most influential people in the art business by the national German magazine \u003ci\u003emonopol\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764094402848,"sku":"9781644213261","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7a24b4a4533aa7ffb4dbd76dda05920c.webp?v=1780243496","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/art-crime-the-fight-against-looters-forgers-and-fraudsters-in-the-high-stakes-art-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}