Thick as Thieves

Thick as Thieves


Latest Episodes

Art Crime Salad
September 30, 2020

Italian master Carravagio lived a hardboiled life of crime. To wrap Season 2, Thick as Thieves dives into his activities of gambling, theft, and even murder!

Boo Hoo He’s a Liar
September 09, 2020

We delve into 1997 story of a stolen Gustav Klimt painting that stumped the world. It's a page-turner, a cliffhanger, and a nail-biter all in one.

A Window, a 911 Call, a Work of Art
August 18, 2020

Discussing the tumultuous, and eventually fatal, relationship between artists Ana Mendieta and Carl Andre.

A Fatal Attraction in Berlin
August 04, 2020

This week, we delve into a recent crime in Berlin where, Rebeccah Blum, a distinguished American curator was found stabbed to death by her boyfriend a renowned British photographer.

Little Fires Everywhere
July 21, 2020

Discussing the bizarre desire to set your art on fire. Scott Campbell, the celebrity tattooist turned artworld star committed an art crime against himself.

A Newman Beyond Repair
March 03, 2020

If a painting exists as a cultural provocation and receives a cultural provocation, is the provocateur guilty? Barnett Newman found out first hand.

Nicer than Violence: Affectionate Destruction
February 11, 2020

Have you ever been so overwhelmed when viewing an artwork that you felt compelled to kiss it? Here's multiple instances where that compulsion is exactly the case.

People Might Like You When You’re Dead
January 28, 2020

A 51-year old Czech artist smashed a framed painting over Marina Abramovi's head as an art performance. Why?

An Ipso Facto Invitation to Urination
January 14, 2020

Season 2 of Thick as Thieves shines a light on Art Destruction and Vandalism, starting with the most vandalizable piece around; Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain."

Soggy Theft at The Loovre
July 30, 2019

A soggy theft at The Loovre (yes, Loovre) results in three extremely valuable paintings being stolen. Was it a prank or a rebellious act? Find out.