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(ArtNet)   French court does not surrender, refuses to drop charges of antiques trafficking against a former Louvre director and a curator   (news.artnet.com) divider line
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Fano
2023-02-04 8:15:43 PM  
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"As planned"
 
medic2731 [TotalFark]
2023-02-04 8:22:27 PM  
Was a lifesize rendition of "The Vitruvian Man" involved?  Along with a miked model of a French knight?
 
medic2731 [TotalFark]
2023-02-04 8:23:08 PM  
Only thing the French drop are rifles...
 
Dinjiin [BareFark]
2023-02-04 8:27:43 PM  
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Conservative Evangelical Millennial Cyclist
2023-02-04 8:37:34 PM  

Dinjiin: [Fark user image image 550x344]


Nipple Ian was a silly, silly man.
 
kdawg7736 [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-04 8:42:02 PM  
They do have a nice accent. Haw haw haw! Voila!
 
capngroovy
2023-02-04 8:58:18 PM  
Take the L out of Louvre and it's ouvre.

/meaning, I guess, discretion is key in stealing.
//or someone needs to finally get over his Martha Davis obsession
///getting the L outta here
 
TheRealSecurb
2023-02-04 9:06:38 PM  
Half the stuff in the Louvre has been stolen from other countries. So, they are charging him for stealing stolen stuff?
 
TheOtherDub
2023-02-04 9:13:12 PM  

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(d.1821) He wasn't wrong, then
 
Target Builder
2023-02-04 9:30:26 PM  
Antiquities trafficking [...] Louvre Director

Isn't that basically the job description?
 
morg
2023-02-04 10:01:29 PM  
I would imagine that "complicity" is a non-negotiatble requirement for the director of any major museum. Say what you want about China but at least they seem to acknowledge that they legally sold off their shiat and are legally attempting to buy them back.
 
cefm
2023-02-04 10:41:08 PM  
Did this guy not know what field he was getting into?
 
brantgoose [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-04 11:05:05 PM  
Well, of course he is guilty so I guess you can take that into account if you are not a Republican. And they take judges seriousoly in France because they are like that and because they don't elect the foo"s. Like French waiters, French judges think they are professionals and act accordingly and take artisanal pride in their work sometimes if they are any good.

They aren't nice, but why would they have to be? They are paid and trained to do things right and that is part of the package.
 
Resident Muslim [OhFark]
2023-02-04 11:05:23 PM  

TheRealSecurb: Half the stuff in the Louvre has been stolen from other countries. So, they are charging him for stealing stolen stuff?


Came here to ask "so they're giving all of the stuff back?"

/see also British museums
 
brantgoose [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-04 11:05:52 PM  
If you find a good waiter, stay with them, go with them to their new restaurant, follow their career curve.
 
brantgoose [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-04 11:17:48 PM  

Dinjiin: [Fark user image 550x344]


The French have a saying for that.

Plus ça change. I can't find my cédule! Oh, there it is. I still can't find it but I can Google.
 
Bandito King [OhFark]
2023-02-05 12:40:15 AM  
Good. Art world is lousy with criminals.
 
Monkeyfark Ridiculous
2023-02-05 3:10:13 AM  
"Several of the items recommended and approved by the AFM consulting agency are now believed to have been purchased with fake documents,"

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Norfolking Chance
2023-02-05 5:59:28 AM  

Resident Muslim: TheRealSecurb: Half the stuff in the Louvre has been stolen from other countries. So, they are charging him for stealing stolen stuff?

Came here to ask "so they're giving all of the stuff back?"

/see also British museums


Also American museums, German museums, Italian museums, Spanish museums etc
 
Pointy Tail of Satan
2023-02-05 12:42:57 PM  
Antique trafficking?

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