Art and emotions

[Kjetil Rå Hauge]

My Scandinavian two {ø|ö}re(s) worth:

In the early 1960s, Norwegian artist Kjartan Slettemark displayed a 
painting/collage showing a half-melted plastic doll surrounded by a pair 
of red lips, entitled "From a report from Vietnam: children are flushed 
with burning napalm. Their skin is scorched, and they die" in a 
painting-of-the-month display on the steps of the Parliament building in 
Oslo. It was attacked and damaged by a man wielding an axe. The artist 
subsequently emigrated to Sweden and became a Swedish citizen.

<http://home.no.net/kreiso/ferdige%20kunstnersider/Nora_web/slettemarkoversatt.html>

In 2004, the Israeli ambassador to Sweden vandalised an art exhibit 
featuring a work displaying the picture of a Palestinian suicide bomber. 
His actions were praised by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3407517.stm>

For both cases, googling names/keywords will find you more information.
-- 
--- Kjetil Rå Hauge, U. of Oslo
--- tel. +47/22856710, fax +1/5084372444

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