Thursday, January 13, 2011

Row over sculpture of squatting policewoman

Row over sculpture of squatting policewoman: "Police chiefs have criticised an artist who created a life size sculpture of a female riot cop relieving herself on the floor.

The sculpture shows a female officer wearing a helmet, body armour and a baton squatting with her combat trousers around her knees with a realistic-looking puddle on the floor.The display - at Dreseden College of Art in Germany - won young artist Narcel Walldorf a £1,000 prize but has outraged critics.



Police union spokesman Hagen Hisgen said: 'There is freedom of art - but this time it has gone too far.'

And local interior minister Markus Ulbig added 'It is offensive towards policewomen and in my opinion is against human dignity.' But a spokesperson for the art school said: 'Narcel doesn't understand why people are attacking what is simply a work of art.'

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