Khalil Museum

A famous Van Gogh painting has been stolen - again - from the Khalil Museum in Egypt. The previous theft happened in 1972. The thing was recovered ten years later. They say it is worth about 50 million dollars. The owner of the painting should really take better care of it, no?  The papers are saying the alarms in the museum were not working and only seven cameras were operating on Saturday when the thing was cut from its frame. Imagine that. It might be recovered again and let us hope in less than ten years this time.

Van Gogh is dead

This is an experiment of sorts. Someone fooled around with one of Van Gogh's paintings - Starry Night. Most people have seen this piece in books, at art shops, and at hobby stores. I have no clue where the original is hanging. Amsterdam? Who knows? I didn't bother with researching it. The question is: can just anybody turn another painter's art into another piece of art? Is it still viable? Who knows? I knew a conductor who used to change a few notes on Beethoven's symphony scores because he thought it made the work sound better. His explanation? "He won't mind, he's dead."