Friday, December 12, 2008

Nude Sculpture Thought to Insult Turkish Removed from Square in Vienna - ARTINFO.com

"Nude Sculpture Thought to Insult Turkish Removed from Square in Vienna
By ARTINFO

VIENNA, Austria—A statue of a nude woman wearing a headscarf that was on exhibit at the premises of the Technical University in Karlsplatz, in Vienna, was removed Monday by unknown people, reports the Turkish Daily News. Turkish Ambassador to Vienna Selim Yenel said that he had warned the city of Vienna and the owner of the work, which was called Turkish Delight, about the sculpture's provocative nature."

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