Posted on 05/12/2012 10:29:37 AM PDT by nickcarraway
A German artist who planned to strangle two puppies to death on stage in a Berlin theatre has been told that highlighting the plight of sled dogs in Alaska is not a good enough reason to kill the dogs.
The performance, entitled "Death as Metamorphosis," was to take place next week in a small theatre in the Spandau district of Berlin. Accompanied by funeral music and a gong, the artist was going to strangle two puppies with cable ties after a brief meditation.
According to a report in the Berliner Morgenpost newspaper, the provocative piece was meant to highlight the plight of sled dogs in Alaska and hunting dogs in Spain, which are said to be killed in the same way once they can no longer work.
The artist's planned performance was influenced by "traditional Thai art forms," the Express newspaper reported.
The Berlin administrative court stopped the show from going ahead on Friday, saying that animal protection laws forbid an animal from being harmed in any way in a show. The artist had argued that Germany's constitution "unconditionally guarantees artistic freedom."
The report appeared in the same week as a controversial project by two art students at Berlin's University of the Arts (UdK). Students Iman Rezai and Rouven Materne are threatening to guillotine a sheep on camera, depending on the results of an online vote.
The experiment is meant to stimulate debate on humanity and democracy. Materne said the guillotine was chosen because "it represents a society that wants to give its cruelties the appearance of humanity."
According to a report in Berlin's Tagesspiegel newspaper, the website registered 190,000 "No" votes and 120,000 "Yes" votes in six days.
"The anonymity of the internet lures the perversity out of some people," the 23-year-old explained. The artists are planning to ignore the protests and reveal the results of the vote in an exhibition in mid-May.
Someone needs to do the world a favor and just kill him.
Maybe he is one of those mutants who can’t be strangled
You misspelled evil perverted bastard.
Only one way to find out.
Happy to volunteer...
“highlighting the plight of sled dogs in Alaska is not a good enough reason to kill the dogs”
This is like PETA - to protest something I don’t like, let’s do the same thing we protest.
What the hell is wrong with these people? This is all sick. I don’t even consider fileting a fish decent for art.
And some wonder why I hold “arteests” in rather low esteem.
Typical demented “artist” think. Dogs die, so let’s kill some more to make a point. Sick bass turds.
I just received new cards for myself and my wife, (today!)
Despite the apparent intimidation, hopefully, they can take the meds while they’re starving.
The next step is obviously, “Death Panels.
Either everyone is paranoid in Ca. for Blue Cross or they should gladly go to the local smoking area or smoke a nice cigar.
One problem is that they let loose whenever they feel like it but to be honest, I’d rather have the meds prescribed ASAP. To stop whatever the problem is, “ALS, (Lou Geri gas disease, let them go.
Why doesn’t he do the world a REAL favor and hang himself on stage to protest the plight of sled dogs?
Performance “art” at it’s very worse. I wonder how the “artist” would feel if he was the object of that strangulation!
Apparently the artist has been looking for an excuse to publicly strangle small animals.
Hopefully he will be watched closely, before the thrill of strangling small animals is gone, and he decides to move on to small children.
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