Prometheus (statue)
Artist:
Year: 2012
Date of Action: May 2012
Region: Europe
Location: Skopje, Macedonia
Subject: Nudity
Medium: Sculpture
Confronting Bodies: Macedonian municipal authorities in Skopje, unspecified "women's organizations"
Description of Artwork: The statue is a nude figure of the Greek god Prometheus, cast in bronze.
The Incident: A nude statue of Prometheus was erected in the "park of heroes of Macedonia" as a part of a public works project aimed to erect statues of Macedonian heroes in the country's capital of Skopje. [1] After the statue was put in place, however, several unspecified "women's organizations" asked that the statue's genitalia be covered up.
Results of Incident: A bronze loincloth was cast and placed on the statue.
Source:
• http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/puritanism-coves-macedonian-naked-statue
