Why does art disappear so easily from Europe?

…was one of the questions brought up by MS’s post “Robbers Hit the Art World.”  Surprisingly, the writer’s over at Slate have taken a stab at an answer: they pin the high percentage of thefts to “small galleries and no guns.”  America has much larger cultural institutions that use more modern, stringent security systems.  Sounds to me like the European galleries need to get their act together.

~MS the Younger

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  1. On February 23, 2008 at 4:44 pm Daniel Ted Feliciano Said:

    Art in Europe is better than that in America. It’s just that Europe seems so lax in protecting and preserving their art.

  2. On February 24, 2008 at 10:56 am madsilence Said:

    Hmmm Daniel I don’t know if I agree with that. After all, there are many Van Gogh’s and Gauguin’s and Turner’s that are displayed in the US. What do you mean by “art is better then in america?”

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