“Entropa” artefact unveiled in Brussels

An artefact entitled “Entropa” was unveiled in the seat of the European Commission in Brussels on Monday on the occasion of the Czech presidency of the European Union. The sculpture, created by Czech artist David Černý together with 26 artists from EU member states, has the form of a plastic kit of Europe in which each country is presented through clichés and stereotypes. The Czech Republic is depicted with a screen displaying controversial statements by President Václav Klaus; the Netherlands is shown flooded with only minarets sticking out of the water, Austria is covered with nuclear power plants and Sweden is depicted as an IKEA box with Grippen jet fighters. The sculpture will remain in Brussels until the end of the Czech EU presidency in June.