Kota Ezawa reenvisions missing masterpieces Kota Ezawa (Japanese-German, b. 1969), Empty Frame, 2015. Duratrans transparency and LED light box, 24 1/2 × 33 1/2 inches. Courtesy of the artist, Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, and Haines Gallery, San Francisco. ATHENS, GA .- Over 30 years ago, thieves disguised as police officers entered Bostons Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, tied up the night guards and stole paintings, including ones by Rembrandt, Manet, Degas and Vermeer. Despite this act being one of the largest art heists in history, the case remains cold and the art is still missing. The traveling exhibition Kota Ezawa: The Crime of Art is on display at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia from July 17 until December 5, 2021. The exhibition includes 13 works of art that pay homage to the objects stolen during the Gardner Museum heist in 1990.