Art Theft
Never wrong for long?
6 Apr 2017
No fewer than five national news outlets reported last weekend that Tuhoe activist and artist Tame Iti once stole a priceless painting. But he didn't do it - and it wasn't the first time he'd asked… Audio
Art Crimes with Arthur Tompkins
26 Sep 2015
District Court Judge, and member of Interpol's DNA Monitoring Expert Group, with a special interest in crimes involving artistic masterpieces. He discusses the 1971 theft of The Guitar Player, the… Audio
Still on Top.
24 Apr 2015
In August 1998, the Auckland Art Gallery was the scene of this country's first major art theft. An armed man burst in, threatening visitors and assaulting a security guard before making off with the… Audio