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Naked taoiseach paintings removed
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Last Edited | Monsieur Mar 24, 2009 08:43pm |
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Media | TV News - British Broadcasting Corporation BBC News |
News Date | Wednesday, March 25, 2009 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | It could be described as oil on canvas featuring taoiseach, but the appearance of nude paintings of Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen in two Dublin galleries has seen the police called in.
A painting of Mr Cowen holding his underpants appeared in the Royal Hibernian Academy and one of him pictured on the toilet ended up in the National Gallery.
Whether it was political subversion or artistic expression if the painter behind them comes to light they could find themselves answering questions from Irish police.
The National Gallery said they had called in the police and were reluctant to comment further on the matter, other than to say the painting had been up for no more than 20 minutes before it was removed. |
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