SALZBURG, Austria — A man who said he vandalized a modern statue honoring composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in order to protect society from such art may face jail time for his action, a prosecutor said Monday [October 17]. Posted on 03/29/2006 7:28:16 PM PST by MRMEAN
Man Who Vandalized Modernist Mozart Statue in Salzburg Could Face Prison Time
SALZBURG, Austria — A man who said he vandalized a modern statue honoring composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in order to protect society from such art may face jail time for his action, a prosecutor said Monday [October 17].
Martin Humer, 60, has admitted tossing paint and feathers at the statue in central Salzburg in August, prosecutor Barbara Feichtinger said.
He is being investigated for allegedly causing serious damage to an item of public value — a crime that carries a penalty of up to two years in prison or a fine, Feichtinger said. Charges could be filed in coming weeks, she said.
The "Homage to Mozart" statue, created by German artist Markus Lüpertz, has sparked controversy since it was erected this summer. The bronze figure, which stands almost 3 meters (10 feet) tall, depicts the 18th-century Austrian composer with both male and female features.
The Salzburg Foundation commissioned the 500,000 euro (US$604,000) statue as part of a 10-year-project to place modern art in public Salzburg spaces. It said Humer's attack caused damages worth 35,000 euros (US$42,000).
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March 29, 2006, 12:15 PM
Austria's self-proclaimed "porn hunter" is charged with trying to put a fig leaf of sorts on Mozart.
Authorities in Salzburg accuse 80-year-old Martin Humor and another elderly man of defacing a nude statue of the composer.
Prosecutors say the suspects painted part of the statue with red and green enamel and stuck white feathers on it.
Humor says nude the Mozart "has nothing to do with art and is a kind of pornography."
Austria is in the midst of a yearlong celebration, marking the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth.
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So, I gather this "Tim" is a real bad a--, eh? ;)
He is "Prison Tim" after all...
Tim? Wouldn't that be Bubba?!
And so another word enters the FR lexicon.....to go along with beeber......stuned.......series.....etc etc....
Prison Tim? I don't get it??? Oh, I bet that is Spanish and I don't speak Spanish like everyone else.
Thank goodness he won't face Prison Tom...he's scary.
There are some who call him... Tim
Well, mine's bigger anyway...
HTML at 12 paces?
Ten Communist Principles ping:
Create confusing,vulgar and nonsensical art
I forget which one this was. This guy [the vandal] is on the side of right-thinking people. Somebody help him out.
No, no es Español...
I think a lot of "modern" art is a scam for pseudo-artists to get money and recognition without ever having to produce anything good. Of course, the movement to make everything ugly and debased has deeper and more sinister roots than just being a scam.
"Martin Humor"
Well, the authorities found nothing funny about his actions! (you saw THAT coming;)
Actually, he should have used a bulldozer on that piece of garbage!
Timmah!
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I didn't realize Austria hated Mozart so much.
While I normally decry vandalism, in this case I would be happy to donate to a fund to buy Herr Humer a cutting torch, as a public service. The true vandals are the "Artestes".
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