Artist Eats Fox in Political Protest

Reuters ^ | Wed, Dec 01, 2004

[presidio9]

orget the soiled bedsheets and pickled animals, British art has taken another outrageous turn in an example of the unspeakable swallowing the uneatable.

Performance artist Mark McGowan, who counts among his feats pushing a peanut along the road to Tony Blair's Downing street home with his nose, has eaten a fox, in protest at the public fixation with a government ban on fox hunting.

He described the roast fox, which he ate in public, as quite tasty, although he admitted to nearly vomiting at times.

"It was a bit like rack of lamb," he told Reuters on Wednesday. "The trouble was the retching noises from the other people in the room."

Too much attention is paid to fox hunting, he believes. "One million people marched against fox hunting and another million marched for it. The housing estate where I live is full of crack-heads but no one marches to help them," he said.

"Everyone gets really worked up about a furry animal, but no one cares about each other."

McGowan plans to repeat the performance at an exhibition in London's Docklands on December 15.

[mhking]

"Tastes like chicken..."

[cicero's_son]

The hunting bans in Britain have more to do with class envy than with "animal rights."

It's the plebes sticking it to the "tops." Sad situation.

[OXENinFLA]

Was it cooked?

[Hatteras]

Wilbur Mills couldn't be reached for comment...

[dead]

The housing estate where I live is full of crack-heads but no one marches to help them.

Maybe you should eat one of those.

[presidio9]

ping

[Cicero]

I think it was Oscar Wilde who said something to the effect that British fox hunting consists of "the unspeakable in pursuit of the indedible." He was not fond of Tory country squires.

[TheBigB]

I thought it said "Artest." I was only surprised when it wasn't...

[Tijeras_Slim]

LOL! (Showing my age)

[michaelbfree]

so did he get the "fox trots"

[Cicero]

Oops. Inedible.

[shezza]

Accckkkk!! Somebody call PETA, quickly!

[trebb]

"Everyone gets really worked up about a furry animal, but no one cares about each other."

Perfect description of the Democratic Party and Leftists in general.

[Petronski]

I have come to interpret "Fox" in FR headlines as Vicente Fox. Imagine my shock...

[N. Theknow]

Vulpine features can be quite enticing to the virile male.

[jdm]

"Artest Eats Fox in Political Protest"

It's funny how one letter can change everything.

[Mona Lisa2]

Too much attention is paid to fox hunting, he believes. "One million people marched against fox hunting and another million marched for it. The housing estate where I live is full of crack-heads but no one marches to help them," he said.

I have to agree with him here.

[presidio9]