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-====Date: [[:Category:2006-present|2006-present]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====
+====Date: [[:Category:2009|2009]]====
+====Region: [[:Category:Europe|Europe]]====
+====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]====
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+====Medium: [[:Category:Sculpture|Sculpture]]====
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-====Medium: [[:Category:Sculpture|Sculpture]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====
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 '''Artist:''' David Cerny and two associates
 '''Confronting Bodies:''' Bulgarian Government
+'''Date of Action:''' January 2009
-'''Dates of Action:''' January 2009
 '''Location:''' Brussels, European Council building
+'''Description of Artwork:''' An eight-tonne mosaic resembling a snap-out plastic modelling kit, showing Bulgaria as a series of squat toilets.  This is part of an installation called ''Entropa'', commissioned by the Czech Republic, which lampoons stereotypes of the EU's 27 members. <P>
+'''The Incident:''' ''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 - David Cerny's depiction of Bulgaria was that of several squat toilets.  Bulgaria issued a formal protest. <P>
-'''Description of Artwork:''' An eight-tonne mosaic resembling a snap-out plastic modelling kit, showing Bulgaria as a series of squat toilets.  This is part of an installation called Entropa, commissioned by the Czech Republic, which lampoons stereotypes of the EU's 27 members. <P>
+'''Results of Incident:''' The Czech government and the artist apologized and shrouded the artwork in a black sheet.  The artwork remained on show in the lobby of the European Council building until July, 2009 - for the duration of the Czech EU presidency. <P>
-'''The Incident:''' 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 - David Cerny's depiction of Bulgaria was that of several squat toilets.  Bulgaria issued a formal protest. <P>
-'''Results of Incident:''' The Czech government and the artist apologized and shrouded the artwork in a black sheet.  The artwork is expected to remain on show in the lobby of the European Council building until July - for the duration of the Czech EU presidency. <P>
 '''Source:''' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7840187.stm
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