Czech art spoof sparks outrage across the EU By Nikki Tait in Brussels
Published: January 14 2009 15:00 | Last updated: January 14 2009 15:00 As if a European energy crisis and war in Gaza weren't headaches enough, the Czech Republic, which took over the rotating EU presidency in January, has now been landed with a cultural debacle. Not only has its flagship artwork - designed to demolish national stereotypes by mocking them - caused diplomatic outrage, it turns out to have been the work on a single Czech artist when it was billed as a collaborative effort from all 27 EU member states. Slideshow: Czech art hoax <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75296434-e243-11dd-b1dd-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=70662e7c-3027-11da-ba9f-00000e2511c8.html>- Jan-14 As countries digested depictions of their national character as a Dracula-inspired theme park (Romania), a rudimentary toilet (Bulgaria) or a flooded land with minarets poking through (the Netherlands), the Czech presidency was forced into a public apology. restul articolului: aici - http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dd6c1ba6-e24b-11dd-b1dd-0000779fd2ac.html slide (cu Romania in pozitia 4): aici - http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75296434-e243-11dd-b1dd-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=70662e7c-3027-11da-ba9f-00000e2511c8.html -- Tatueaza Bucurestiul cu povestirile tale :) http://povestind-bucurestiul.org/
