Re: Polska w EU
- From: thomsen <a.thomsen@xxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:23:16 -0800 (PST)
On 12 Jan., 16:32, "brat_olin" <brat_o...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Conservative Roman Catholic Poland is depicted by a sculpture of priests
raising the rainbow flag of the gay movement" Czy wiadomo, kto byl dawca
tego pomyslu?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/czechrepublic/421805...
Britain 'disappears from map of Europe'
Britain has "disappeared from the map" of Europe in a controversial European
Union sculpture to be unveiled on Monday in Brussels.
By Bruno Waterfield in Brussels
The Czech Republic, current holders of the EU presidency, has commissioned a
large scale "provocation" for the Brussels building of the Council of
Ministers which hosts national leaders during summits.
The installation takes the form of a giant jigsaw map representing the
"clichés and stereotypes" of each of the EU's 27 member states by different
national artists. Conservative Roman Catholic Poland is depicted by a
sculpture of priests raising the rainbow flag of the gay movement,
subverting the iconic image of the American soldiers planting the Stars and
Stripes on Iwo Jima. France, despite the efforts of President Nicolas
Sarkozy to reform its labour laws, is represented by a map of France covered
with the inscription "Strike!". The Netherlands is shown as having sunk
beneath the sea in the aftermath of climate change and all that appears
above the waves are the minarets of mosques, an explosive reference to the
country's high levels of Islamic immigration. EU officials have expressed
concern. "This is very provocative for an official building and does not
seem to have been properly discussed in the appropriate forum," said one
official. Alexandr Vondra, the Czech Deputy Prime Minister, has defended the
project as a way of confronting prejudice. "We have given space for the free
expression of artists from 27 countries. Art is to arouse emotions and it is
provocative sometimes," he said. --
Smart questions to stupid answers
Bardzo ladnie!
The Czech at least have not lost their sense of humour.
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