Nude Throngs Photographer Hits Record in Barcelona

Reuters ^ | Mon, Jun 09, 2003

[presidio9]

Spencer Tunick, famous for his photographs of huge groups of naked people, beat his own record Sunday when some 7,000 people posed nude for him in the Spanish city of Barcelona.

From about 4 a.m. Sunday thousands of volunteers gathered in central Barcelona to strip off and be photographed lying down and kneeling in rows.

The Barcelona photos beat Tunick's last record of 4,500 snapped in Australia and while some 7,000 posed, more than twice that number initially signed up, the project manager said.

The New York-based artist has shot naked throngs around the world but his work has got him into trouble in the United States where he has been arrested several times, though not charged, for crimes such as lewd conduct and blocking pedestrian traffic.

[Semper Paratus]

Hope the authorities gave central Barcelona a thorough washdown afterwards.

[ClearCase_guy]

Some people say Ansell Adams was a good photographer. Faugh! Anyone can snap a picture of a mountain in moonlight. Only a truly great artist can photograph a crowd of naked people. This is truly great art.[/sarcasm]

[Zavien Doombringer]

Here's your Photo, from a "Caption this Photo" thread today -

[Steve_Seattle]

The Spaniards disappoint me - this is the kind of crap I would expect in Germany or Holland.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Friday prayers ?

[LizardQueen]

Looks like a herd of pigs.

LQ

[Gal.5:1]

if it were animals of some sort, the PETA people would be very upset.

[trebb]

looks like their DimocRATic party getting ready to kiss their asses (or each others asses) goodbye...

[Joe Brower]

"Looks like a herd of pigs."

[Conspiracy Guy]

Hey! That's grandma about 30 rows back 10 from the left. Thae old bat was supposed to be visiting relatives.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Shot from another perspective it could be literally, as well as figuratively, entitled "7,000 A**holes".

[snopercod]

Caption? Easy! From the lady in front with her head up:

"Alright, who farted?

[Consort]

Not one wise crack was reported during the event.

[Ol' Sox]

"Hey! Ya wanna move your head outta there!?!"

[Hoboken]

Crowd shows up at midnight to get a first peek at Hillary Clinton book

[zip]

ROFLMAO

[SquirrelKing]

I'm turned on; how 'bout you?

[breakem]

I wish her book was The Naked Truth.

[dfwgator]

Methinks 6999 out of that 7000 were people that you don't want to see naked.