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The Militant Graffiti Artists of Stockholm
Kidnapping and decapitating of fiber-glass cow , (
2004 ) |
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Art description:
Swedish graffiti artists kidnapped a fiber-glass cow from the international art exhibit CowParade, held power drills to its head and threatened to "sacrifice" it unless the sculptures were declared "non-art."
Incident:
Members of The Militant Graffiti Artists of Stockholm kidnapped one of the cows from the ongoing Cow Parade in Stockholm. The Militant Graffiti Artists demanded in a video cassette sent to the paper that cows which have been on display on Stockholm's streets this summer as part of the Cow Parade "be declared non-art, otherwise hostages will be sacrificed."
"We, the members of The Militant Graffiti Artists of Stockholm feel morally obligated to protect our city against the Cows that have invaded our streets.
The cows are Not Art. That these cows are presented as Public Art is the biggest fraud. Advertisements can never be art.
Freedom of Expression doesn’t belong to the average person anymore, only to those who have the money to buy a billboard or in this case, a cow that serves the same purpose as a billboard.
We believe Freedom of Expression is threatened. Challenging the legitimacy of the of the cows in order to defend Freedom of Expression is the duty of every citizen.
We have taken a hostage. We demand that the cows be declared Non-Art and that all the cows, before 12:00 August 23rd, leave our streets. We also demand walls where we Stockholmers can paint and practice our freedom of expression.
If our demands are not met, the hostage will be sacrificed. Vandalism and artistic justice will be administered."
Current status:
The cow was decapitated.
Opposed by: The International CowParade
Reason: Political
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