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How to Steal a Golden Toilet in 300 Seconds
Episode 96
Published 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Description
In September 2019, thieves broke into Blenheim Palace and stole Maurizio Cattelan's "America"—a fully functional solid gold toilet worth $6 million—in under 5 minutes. But this isn't just a heist story: it's about an artwork that made 100,000 people equal for three minutes at a time, proving that true value can't be stolen. Join us for the wildest art infrastructure crime you've never heard of, where democracy met plumbing and lost.