The disguised man who ran into a downtown Aspen art gallery last spring and lives or is based outside the United States, which has slowed the investigation into the incident, police said last week.
“(We’re) dealing with an international investigation, and dealing with sending search warrants from little ol’ Aspen to Interpol,” Aspen Assistant Police Chief Bill Linn said Wednesday. “We’re working with international agencies. It’s not a speedy process.”
A representative of the painting’s ownership group confirmed Friday, through an Aspen attorney, that the wall-sized canvas by New York artist Christopher Wool titled “Untitled 2004” has been repaired and returned to the group.
Linn said police were aware the
While Linn admitted the pressure on the department to solve the case is less when the damage is in the thousands as opposed to the millions, he said police have not put the investigation on the back burner despite more than six months passing since the slashing occurred.
“It continues to be actively worked,” he said. “I am personally interested (in the case).”
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