Friday, January 16, 2009

Entropa

I know I'm a bit late with this, but I find it quite hilarious:

"A new art project commissioned by Prague in honor of its six-month stint at the head of the 27-member bloc has caused the Czechs to blush with embarrassment. Called "Entropa," the piece is a €373,000 over-sized mosaic map of Europe that relies on stereotypes to depict each country. And a number of countries are furious about it."

Be sure to check out the photo gallery. Some of these pieces are actually well thought out and funny. Poland, for instance. Wonder what he made of Belgium?

This last paragraph is fantastic: "Responses from Great Britain, Cerny reports, have likewise been quite positive. The historically euro-skeptic country was left off the sculpture altogether."

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