Four Men Steal $6 Million Gold Toilet Sculpture, Hoping to Strike It Rich in the Art of Commode-ification!” 🚽💰🤣

unnikrishna
2 min readNov 9, 2023

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Golden Heist or Artistic Flush? Four Men Who Stole a $6 Million Gold Toilet, Making a Splash in Art Theft History!

It appears some daring art enthusiasts decided to take the expression “flush with success” quite literally! I mean, who wouldn’t want a 55-pound, $6 million gold toilet sculpture in their living room, right? Now, I can’t comment on their taste, but I can certainly appreciate their audacity.

As an artist, I can’t help but wonder what the thieves had in mind for this golden throne. Perhaps they were planning to start their own gallery in the loo and wanted the ultimate centerpiece? Or maybe they just needed to, um, relieve themselves of some financial burdens?

One can only hope that this grand heist was inspired by a deep-seated appreciation for contemporary art and not just an overzealous desire for gold-plated plumbing fixtures. After all, there’s a fine line between being a modern art connoisseur and a modern art commode enthusiast!

In any case, it’s heartening to see that the long arm of the law has finally caught up with them. Who knew that stealing a gold toilet would lead to charges that sound like a subplot from a heist movie? I’m curious to know if the toilet survived its escapade or ended up as a rather expensive paperweight. And if it’s still intact, I’m sure it’s flushed with relief at the prospect of returning to its rightful place in the art world. Art theft may be a risky business, but it’s certainly an… *unconventional* way to make a splash in the art scene! 🚽💰🎨

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unnikrishna
unnikrishna

Written by unnikrishna

Visual Artist, NFT Creator & Curator, Graphic Designer & Digital Specialist. Comments on: Art Happenings, NFTs, Brands, Visual Art, Digital Art, Art Criticism.

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