Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:17:53 +0200Sculpture that sparked controversy in Brussels meant to be fun, says creator Černý at Prague launchhttps://english.radio.cz/sculpture-sparked-controversy-brussels-meant-be-fun-says-creator-cerny-prague-8583827© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalThe sculpture Entropa has been one of the most reported on aspects of the Czech presidency of the European Union. The artwork, which was placed in an EU building in Brussels, lampoons national stereotypes, for instance portraying Romania as a Dracula theme park and France as a country on strike. What’s more, sculptor David Černý managed to fool the then Czech government, who commissioned Entropa, into thinking it was the work of artists from various EU states, when in fact he alone was the author.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/cerny_entropa1.jpg?timestamp=1591330335 Sculpture that sparked controversy in Brussels meant to be fun, says creator Černý at Prague launch https://english.radio.cz/sculpture-sparked-controversy-brussels-meant-be-fun-says-creator-cerny-prague-8583827 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9