Art theft

Ghada Amer ceramic sculpture taken from a Berlin gallery

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Ghada Amer ceramic sculpture taken from a Berlin gallery
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A gallery in Berlin-Mitte reported the theft of Ghada Amer’s Thought # 3 on a Lobster Base between 6 and 17 February 2020. Police described the work as a multicoloured glazed ceramic from 2017 on a red base and released photographs.

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