A report on the increasingly murky world of "art-nappings", text of a commencement speech advising perpetual curiosity, how professional "sweepers" treat consumer competitions as a job, how to grow a human brain in the lab, and more.
Report on the increasingly murky world of "art-nappings", as demonstrated by the 2009 theft of a Magritte painting. Rather than being stolen for their own sake, transnational organised crime groups treat such works as "any other illicit chattel" and merely a means to raise funds. There are now market rates for art ransoms, one of many signs that art theft has become utterly professionalised (5,578 words)
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