Posted on 10/18/2014 7:47:34 AM PDT by Citizen Zed
Vandals attacked a giant green inflatable sculpture in one of the most famous squares in Paris in the early hours of Saturday after its resemblance to a sex toy sparked an outcry.
The 24-meter-high canvas artwork by U.S. artist Paul McCarthy was unveiled on Thursday in Place Vendome, famous for its luxury jewellery stores and the Ritz Hotel.
"An unidentified group of people cut the cables which were holding the artwork, which caused it to collapse," police told Reuters. "The person responsible for the piece then decided to deflate it to avoid it being more seriously damaged."
The deflated sculpture was being removed from the square on Saturday afternoon.
McCarthy told French newspaper Le Monde that his work "Tree" was inspired both by a sex toy called a butt plug and a Christmas tree.
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well we have to remember that this sort of thing is “art”.
Imagine if the artist had an image of the prophet Mohammed.........OMG would be hell to pay then.........
Whoever issued the permit for display should be fired.
Perhaps the sculpture offended one of the town’s rectally incontinent gays.
Moochelle walked past it and it became limp all of a sudden.
There, fixed it.
That looks like a Mohammed sculpture to me.
The vandals are sane at least
I didn’t realize that this was a “sex toy.”I didn’t need this “education.”
Thank you Frenchies for trying to get rid of it.
Paris has some admirable militant rightist. Good job.
The SFO sculpture was taller, more slender and had a metallic back, making it look (from the backside view) like a giant dildo. I was unaware of any complaints likely because many viewed it as a "welcome home" symbol.
Vandals? The vandals damaged the square by depositing their garbage there.
How can they be sure it was the Vandals and not the Visigoths?
Years ago, I went to the local clinic for medical reasons. As I waited in the room for the doctor I noticed there was a statue of a penis in the cabinet. I figured it was for medical exhibition like sculptures of hearts or lungs.
Then I noticed something strange about. I turned the sculpture around and there was a labeled carving of...Saint Peter on the back side.
“Perhaps the sculpture offended one of the town’s rectally incontinent gays.”
Maybe he was just trying to get back to his home for some “quality” time.
That is a sex object? Looks more like an old fashion bed knob to me.
I guess it’s all perception.
You're looking at it from the wrong "end." Today's PC certified gay view, is from the rear "end" only - which clearly reveals the purpose of the "toy" that that load of crap is celebrating.
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