Student displays president’s bust despite government ban

A student at Prague’s Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design displayed her work – a bust of President Václav Klaus made of ice – on the premises of a Czech government’s building on Tuesday despite a ban by the government’s office. The artwork, part of a student exhibiton in the gardens of Prague’s Lishctestein Palace, is a take on Mr Klaus’ strong stand on global clinmate change; the Czech president has repeatedly said it was not man-made. Members of the governement’s office said the premises were not suitable for caricatures of politicians but the author let the bust of the Czech head of state melt in the garden despite the ban.