Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Bad art sparks more tantrums

Part of a work of art that depicts Bulgaria as a toilet has been covered up, following the country's protest.

Entropa, commissioned by the Czech Republic to adorn EU headquarters in Brussels, has caused a sensation, and some embarrassment, across Europe.

The work lampoons stereotypes of the EU's 27 members, showing France on strike, Italy as a football pitch and Romania as a Dracula theme park.

The Bulgarian entry was shrouded by a black sheet on Tuesday.

A Czech government spokeswoman told BBC News that the shroud had been put in place "by the Czech side".


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