Edvard Much's "The Scream" stolen from a musuem

[fujiyama]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5787000/

OSLO, Norway - Armed, masked thieves burst into a lightly guarded Oslo museum Sunday and snatched the Edvard Munch masterpiece “The Scream” and a second Munch painting from the walls as stunned visitors watched in shock.

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[Cronus Protagonist]

1. Who would one sell that to?

Swiftboat Veterans for Bush

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[pinniped]

3. The same greedy private collectors who bought the stolen Iraqi...

antiquities.

[nightperson]

2. Just when I thought the Dean vs. Kerry wars might have ended.

This. :cry: Stop the madness!

[unblock]

4. i had nothing to do with it! i have no idea how it became my avatar!

[unblock]

5. stolen in broad daylight, wow!

[alittlelark]

6. I have a print in my house

and an inflatable 'screamer' in my office. They keep me sane. I hope the perpetrators get a 'screaming moment' in the near future, and that it lasts well into the future! Greedy pricks.

[daleo]

7. Collecting stolen artwork seems very strange

Thorsten Veblen talked about conspicuous consumption and the leisure class. The point of conspicuous consumption is to show off to the world your wealth and power. Hidden consumption just doesn't seem to have a purpose.

I suppose you can show off to a very select group. Again, though, it is the publicness of the act of showing off prized possessions that gives it meaning, so it just doesn't seem to make sense.

I suppose if it an open secret among the rich and powerful who owns these stolen works (including the police, who may be powerless to do anything about it), then it would serve to show off wealth and power.

[Dr Fate]

9. Fucking sick.

I think you hit the nail on the head- and it is really sick to think about the ego that this behavior entails...

[SoCalDem]

8. Not Stolen.... ESCAPED

from the creative geniuses at www.b3ta.com

[Dr Fate]

10. I hope they catch the guy who funded this...

...these people are awful- depriving the public of art- next thing you know they will steal historic documents & artifacts of US history- this is terrible...

[fujiyama]

11. I was very unhappy too

to learn about this. The crazy thing is, this is the SECOND time it's been stolen.

[geek tragedy]

12. Remind me to never hire Norwegian security guards.

Unbelievable.

[Moderator]

13. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=768443