Stolen Art, Generational Justice & The Old Money Aesthetic
The newest episode of Art is Cheaper than Therapy is out!
First, Alexandra delves into the resurgence of “Quiet Luxury” and the “Old Money Aesthetic.” Why does everyone want to dress preppy all of a sudden? Do the rich really dress differently from the rest of us? And what does the popularity of this fashion style tell us about our personal and societal bias?
Then, Alexandra interviews Olivia Whitting from the Art Loss Register. Olivia tells us about this database and how it can be used to prevent the illegal selling of stolen art. We also chat about the Cultural Heritage at Risk database, the stealing of Ukrainian art, and controversial cases where museums are asked to return historically looted art.
Listen to the podcast here and view the Show notes below.
Show notes:
Why Quiet Luxury is Having a Moment: https://time.com/6271889/quiet-luxury-fashion-trend/
‘Old Money’ Style, in this Economy? https://www.wsj.com/articles/old-money-style-preppy-fashion-aesthetic-47607135?mod=e2twmag
Fashion and Democratic Relationships: Miller, Joshua I. “Fashion and Democratic Relationships.” Polity, vol. 37, no. 1, 2005, pp. 3–23. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3877060. Accessed 17 Apr. 2023.
Articles of Interest: American Ivy: https://www.articlesofinterest.co/podcast
J. Crew and the Pardoxes of Prep: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/03/27/j-crew-and-the-paradoxes-of-prep
Worn: A People’s History of Fashion
Andrea Cheong’s Review of the Row: https://www.tiktok.com/@andreacheong_/video/7212283879779093765?lang=en
Kim Kardashian Buys Princess Diana’s necklace: https://theconversation.com/kim-kardashian-buys-princess-dianas-necklace-how-the-cult-of-celebrity-creates-value-for-fashion-history-199028
Gen Z, stop glamourising old money: https://www.adolescent.net/a/gen-z-stop-glamorizing-old-money
Interview:
Art Loss Register: https://www.artloss.com/
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/organization/theft
Missing altarpiece in Ghent: https://visit.gent.be/en/disappearance-just-judges-panel#:~:text=The Ghent Altarpiece and Jan,of two panels in 1934.
Evidence suggests Russians are stealing art from Ukraine on a World War II Scale: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-stealing-art-ukraine-nazi-level-world-war-2-rcna77879
British museum parthanon: https://heritagetribune.eu/europe/long-overdue-british-museum-hints-at-deal-with-greece-over-parthenon-marbles/?gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw3POhBhBQEiwAqTCuBrKxGQDyNXUweNwFe59gU3xDmoYBl7zfHpWY9v1QdoUiG0VB2PibGRoC9X0QAvD_BwE
The story of Nigeria’s stolen Benin Bronzes: https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel/2022/09/benin-bronzes-return-to-nigeria
1963 British Museum Act: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1963/24/contents
The Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/mona-lisa-stolen-louvre
Storm on the Sea of Galilee, Rembrandt