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Gib Me All Your Money

November 22, 2017February 14, 2021 Evan H

You are a bank teller at Capital One’s branch in Chinatown. A man walks up to you and gives you a note saying, “This is A ROBBERY—LARGE Bills—NO DYE PACKS/No GPS.” He also takes out a pink and silver video camera and points it at you. You give him money

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The Man, The Myth, The Legend

October 5, 2017February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

In a string of contradictions, one man successfully attains the status of being both a famous artist and infamous criminal at the same time. Joe Gibbons is the man, his notoriety as an art thief makes him the myth, and his legacy as an artist makes him the legend. Since

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Artists Who Work Within the Gray Area Between Art and Crime

June 16, 2016February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

As discussed in class, there is a very fine line between what is considered art and what is considered crime. Often times, it is not clear. An act or piece may fall somewhere along the spectrum, or somewhere within the gray area between the two. Performance art by artists Joe

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Joe Gibbons & Performance Art

December 1, 2015February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

Joe Gibbons is an unconventional film maker and artist who has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His work is largely centered around a character named Joe Gibbons, and no this isn’t the same Joe Gibbons that taught at MIT. This Joe Gibbons is a completely different character, a

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Joseph Gibbons: Artist or Thief?

November 30, 2015February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

For many years, artists have been dabbling with crime in the name of art or to create an art piece. However, Joseph Gibbons, a former MIT lecturer and filmmaker, seems to have taken this idea to the extreme. He is a performance artist who specializes in autobiographical confessionalism. He uses

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The Art of Robbing a Bank

October 20, 2015February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

“It’s not crime; It’s artwork… He’s an intellectual” –New York Post Joe Gibbons, at 61 years old, pleaded guilty this year to robbing a bank in Chinatown. His robbery did not involve weapons, however. He simply wrote a note that read “This is a bank robbery. Large Bills. No dye

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The Picasso Dilemma- Artist locked away for stealing

October 15, 2015February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

The act of stealing is a crime a crime that can span across a number of aspects of our lives. Stealing can be something as typical as taking an object from someone else, a robbery, breaking into a bank and taking the money there, or it can even be the

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