Millions of visitors per year, some of the most important pieces of art in history, until one day, something disappears. And just like that, the Musée du Louvre  becomes the scene of a robbery. The loot? Well, if until a couple of months ago the only possible answer was the Mona Lisa , by Leonardo Da Vinci, on October 19 2025 everything changed. Eight pieces of jewelry were in fact stolen in broad daylight. At the moment, the value of the heist runs around 88 million euros, b

Through an extended dialogue with contemporary artist Erin Ilkcan Aslan, this article examines how emotions, intuition, scarcity, reputation, and narrative influence the art market, just as much as pigments, canvas, or time.