$100,000 KAWS Poster Stolen From Marc Ecko Gallery by Hipster-Type Person

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A guy wearing a mustache, dark glasses, and...is that a hoodie? apparently ripped a $100,000 poster from the wall of the Marc Ecko art gallery on West 23rd Street on Thursday at around 6 p.m. This hipster or hipster-esque person knew what he was doing, and casually rolled up the loot, put it in a tube, and left. He was photographed by the elevator's security camera, however. And he is wearing a hoodie, as well as jeans, a baseball hat, sunglasses, and running shoes. A hipster, then...or just a hipster mustache? But seriously, does this guy sort of look familiar to you, too?

The poster, done in acrylic over a Calvin Klein ad featuring Kate Moss, is titled "Untitled (Calvin Klein)." It is the work of KAWS, or Brian Donnelly, who was a Disney animator before becoming a graffiti and design artist based in Brooklyn.

Cops ask you to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) if you've seen this man...or this poster.

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Our web editor Francesca Stabile remarks that this robber bears an uncanny resemblance to Matt Dillon. Yes. Any other takes? (Aside from the take that this may well be a stunt? We have a call in to Marc Ecko's assistant and are waiting for comment.)

In the elevator and on the lift: The Burglar who walked out of New York gallery with $100,000 painting [Daily Mail]

[JDoll / @thisisjendoll]

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