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Art opens the gates of money laundering

June 15, 2023May 15, 2023 Carlos Cheang

First you scrub your brushes then you scrub your brushes. Art holds value differently to everyone because beautiful is defined through the eyes of the beholder. Money laundering is a serious issue and art has been know to be used to keep transactions hidden and manipulated. Every year billions of

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Banksy’s Destruction

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 Mia Braden

    Banksy has been a well-known street artist for the past several years. While his true identity has never been confirmed, he has made his make in the artwork with powerful political and artistic statements. His artwork is typically displayed as street art and has been displayed in several

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Killer Clown Romanticization

October 11, 2020February 22, 2021 Kalyn Davis

John Wayne Gacy, although mostly known for being a relentless serial killer and sex offender during the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, also created artwork during his time on death row. Also known as the Killer Clown, Gacy performed at several children’s hospitals and charitable events in which he

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