Sir Stewart Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 GENEVA (AFP) - A giant inflatable dog turd by American artist Paul McCarthy blew away from an exhibition in the garden of a Swiss museum, bringing down a power line and breaking a greenhouse window before it landed again, the museum said Monday. The art work, titled "Complex S(expletive..)", is the size of a house. The wind carried it 200 metres (yards) from the Paul Klee Centre in Berne before it fell back to Earth in the grounds of a children's home, said museum director Juri Steiner. The inflatable turd broke the window at the children's home when it blew away on the night of July 31, Steiner said. The art work has a safety system which normally makes it deflate when there is a storm, but this did not work when it blew away. Steiner said McCarthy had not yet been contacted and the museum was not sure if the piece would be put back on display. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080811/od_af...rlandoffbeatart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 now this is the kind of news I like to hear. or read. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 "the piece" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Not the first time in recent years that Sir Paul has produced some giant, runaway dog shit! Oh! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Not the first time in recent years that Sir Paul has produced some giant, runaway dog shit! Oh! There are two Pauls mentioned, and neither is McCartney. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 It was...it was a joke. I'm so sorry. I can't save it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Sometimes life is good. Like, when I laugh like I just did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Finally, a piece of pretentious art that I can look at and say, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I read his bio and he seems kinda lame. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 When I got to the line "The inflatable turd broke the window at the children's home when it blew away..." I LOLed for real. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I so need one of those to put in my neighbor's yard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 "Never mind the shit, just get out of here before that dog comes back." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foolnrain97 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Fantastic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 The art work has a safety system ...THIS POOP'S GOT AIR BAGS!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 "Never mind the shit, just get out of here before that dog comes back." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 "Never mind the shit, just get out of here before that dog comes back."Perfection! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 "Never mind the shit, just get out of here before that dog comes back." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Someone mailed me a prototype souvenier of this a couple of years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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