| A photo of the cartoonish thing can be seen at the link, complete with Islamist finger pointing. |
... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey...was erected in Wiesbaden, on Monday, before being discovered vandalised on Tuesday morning.
The action, which some residents have described as a "provocation" belongs to the ’Wiesbaden Biennale’ art festival, which currently takes place under the motto ’Bad News.’
| To be fair, the presence of the statue itself is a provocation, for those with eyes to see. |
"In my opinion, the idea is good within the framework of a thinking process, but an Erdogan statue based on his political features is not that good. But I think it makes people think and discuss, and that’s a good thing", said one resident.
"I was very surprised this morning, I think it’s again so typical Biennial, I think it’s very great, because I like such provocations," added another one.
The art festival did not want to comment on the action so far. The Wiesbaden Biennale runs from August 23 until September 9.
| Update from the Times of Israel at 12:40 EDT: the thing was removed by firemen shortly after midnight, after drawn blades were seen among disputants nearby. |