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Detachable (statue) Penis!

Nov 20, 2010 02:14

Italy PM replaces penis on statue, angers expertsROME - Italy's culture ministry is defending Premier Silvio Berlusconi for giving ancient marble statues in his office replacement body parts, to the horror of art restorers ( Read more... )

slow news day™, silvio berlusconi, italy

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alierakieron November 19 2010, 18:01:20 UTC

Excuse me while my Classicist self hide in the corner with a case of the shivering horrors.

sihaya09 November 19 2010, 20:00:52 UTC

I'm genuinely curious-- why? Art restoration is widely accepted; I just don't know why there is a special exception for cases like this... other than referencing the political/cultural reasons the penises were removed in the first place?

ETA: Sorry for the double post... my browser told me the first comment wasn't posted.

alierakieron November 19 2010, 20:03:12 UTC

No problem. :D Actually, restoration of almost any kind is highly controversial when it comes to Classical art. Even more so when it's reconstructive like this. And it's just the idea of putting *magnets* in them.

sihaya09 November 19 2010, 20:17:02 UTC

I hadn't gotten that impression, though I myself am not a restoration artist. My husband does a lot of digital classical restoration (for recreating historical sculpture and places) and one of his closest friends does physical art restoration however, so I'll ask them about it in more depth.

But yeah, magnets are super tacky.

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nope_de_plume November 19 2010, 18:04:55 UTC

If you don't like the art, maybe you shouldn't decorate your place with it.

Tho I am a bit biased just because I had Berlusconi.

paulnolan November 19 2010, 18:06:12 UTC

I had Berlusconi

o_ô

nope_de_plume November 19 2010, 20:31:16 UTC

.....that was supposed to be hate. Clearly I shouldn't be allowed to type.

akashasheiress November 19 2010, 18:06:53 UTC

''Tho I am a bit biased just because I had Berlusconi.''

Didn't we all, didn't we all...

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popehippo November 19 2010, 18:09:51 UTC

*HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS*

spinnigold November 19 2010, 18:10:40 UTC

The hand, maybe, but the penis? Really, Burley?

katrinar November 19 2010, 18:11:28 UTC

OP! mad props for using the post's title.....nearly 20 years after the song came out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

paulnolan November 19 2010, 18:15:16 UTC

It's that long? Fuck I'm old. D:

katrinar November 19 2010, 18:17:07 UTC

me too!

i think i was somewhere between grades 7-9 which would have put this song between 1991 - 1994.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detachable_Penis

squid_ink November 19 2010, 18:18:16 UTC

ha... what a great song

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