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Hot Art: Chasing Thieves And Detectives Through The Secret World Of Stolen Art (2012)

by Joshua Knelman(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1935639382 (ISBN13: 9781935639381)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Tin House Books

review 1: A really excellent book. Knelman takes you from the FBI to the house of a notorious art thief, following how stolen art enters the market and where it goes next. He doesn't focus much on anything earlier than the 1960's, which is fine by me, and he's much more current than other books I've read on the topic. He's plenty critical of the unregulated art market, so don't expect an entirely fair treatment or much testimony from the dealers, curators, and auction houses that end up buying the stolen art, but if you want to know about the underbelly of the art trade this is a great place to look.
review 2: This is an interesting topic that made me want to know more about world of art theft. The book is long on interviews and short on the individual theft information.... more The subject is worth reading but I didn't enjoy this author's writing. Pictures of the art mentioned would have been nice. We read this for book club and had a good discussion. There was lots of google searches; Paul still has his blog and Detective Lazarus is worth searching. less

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