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Gone in 15 Minutes?Two Andy Warhol silk-screen prints were stolen from an exhibit of paintings, sculptures and other works of modern art in Tokyo, police said Tuesday. Warhol’s “Paramount” and “The New Spirit,” reportedly worth $144,000 apiece, were reported stolen at the Tokyo International Trade Center at Harumi. Naoyuki Nagayama of Nippon Bijutsu Shuppan, the sponsor of the five-day exhibition which ended Monday, said the prints were in their places when sponsors checked before closing Sunday..

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