All around the world the Nazi salute is seen as a controversial sign and is avoided at all costs. However, that did not stop actor Jonathan Meese from performing the hail on stage during an event at Kassel University. He was being charged by prosecutors in Germany for a fine
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“The Triumph of Civic Virtue” by Frederick MacMonnies has sparked many controversies in Queens. The statue depicting a nude male standing on top of several female figures, who are “allegories of vice.” The most notable opposer is Democratic representative Anthony Weiner. He wrote to commissioner Edna Wells Handy, “It’s time
“It was pretty but it was so dirty and there was so much graffiti.” These are the comments that many Americans have when talking about visiting Rome. Rome is known for their beautiful, historic buildings; however, many tourists have a problem with the massive amounts of graffiti. Americans decided to
These small rectangular works of art have evoked curiosity and has upped the crime rates in the streets of Manhattan. Ryan McGinness created 5 different signs to post around the “rest stops” along the route of the Summer Streets program. Within a few days, these pieces of art were stolen
Australian climate change protesters buried their heads in the sand to mock the government’s refusal to take global warming seriously. Tony Abbott, the Australia’s prime minister, referred to global warming as “crap” back in 2009 and hasn’t changed his views since which is reflected in their laws. During July, Australia
Dove used a FBI-trained forensics artist, Gil Zamora, to sketch women volunteers. There were two sketches of each woman, one from her describing herself and the other from a stranger describing her. The differences between the two sketches were extreme. Dove was promoting their Campaign for Real Beauty by showing
The recently opened museum, The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History, features a collection of unique items. They have your regularly unregular Picasso prints, but they also display ancient Chinese sex toys, and even excretions from celebrities, one of whom is Amy Winehouse. As an additional
Artworks that are created by gangster, killers, or shooters have been auctioned off for thousands. If not for these infamous criminal artist would these artworks be worth so much money? Many of these artists lack technical abilities therefore implying that the arts value stems from the heinous crimes committed. These
The Cardiff Kook, originally named the “Magic Carpet Ride” by artist Matthew Antichevich, is a statue created to honor the surfers of San Diego County. These local surfers, however, dubbed the Cardiff Kook, due to its awkward stance. In surfer terms a kook is person who cannot surf well and/or
A statue in Sydney, Australia was covered with a huge pink condom in order to raise awareness for HIV prevention. The group ACON, the AIDS Council of New South Wales, is promoting the use of condoms particularly for gay men who rarely use condoms during casual sex (according to a