‘The Thief’ in Olomouc, Czechia

Erected along the facade of the Olomouc Museum of Art is a sculpture that draws crowds and certainly confuses locals. Erected in 2017, the installation features a robber escaping the museum with a prized piece of art in his rucksack. It also features various mechanisms that allow the sculpture to move and shout down to visitors as he dangles. It was created as a message to how often we are unaware of our daily surroundings.  The sculpture appears to be composed of metal, yet it’s actually comprised of patinated fiberglass….

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