My instinct is to applaud David Cerny, the playful Czech artist-trickster. Hoodwinked, duped Euro-crats, predictably, are not amused. Yes, some people are offended. And yes, some people are calling for the art project to be banned. So much for artistic liberty, eh? Crushed under the heel of Brussels? How does one say "censorship" in each of the EU's gazillion official languages? Sometimes in terms of public relations, Europhiles are their own worst enemies. As this headline says, "Czech sculpture tests EU sense of humour" -- and found it sadly lacking . . . though plenty of other folks are giggling appreciatively.
Meanwhile enjoy the prankish art and notice that, amid all the nations, one is missing -- the Euroskeptic UK!
UPDATE: The Bulgaria part of the sculpture will be taken off. Aw, spoilsport Eurocrats.
2 comments:
the UK's absence was part of the joke.
i read about this the other day and thought it was hilarious. i think they should keep it up. if people can't laugh at themselves, the eu is doomed
The UK joke was pretty darn awesome. In fact, the entire display was genius. Predictably, the pompous powerholders there (as elsewhere) can't unbend enough to enjoy. As La Parisienne says, "If someone doesn't have a sense of humor, stay far, far away."
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