The Future of Art Theft
While the recent home-invasion-style theft of two Edvard Munch paintings — including the omnipresent “Scream” — from a museum in Oslo might seem unusual, Slate’s Marc Spiegler explains that high-tech security systems have made laser-dodging art burglars a thing of the past. Art thieves now frequently resort to force. He writes:
The more widespread such systems become, the harder it is to steal using subterfuge. Which leads us ineluctably to armed robbery