Entropa: Czech artist David Cerny speaks out

[krevno]

The Bulgarian toilet thing was just a tiny bit too harsh compared to all the other exhibits.

He should have done a Turkish sauna, if he'd called them gay rather than a toilet it would have been less controversial!

[svenwoods]

Czech's humor. They have a specific sense for humor and life. Look at "Good Soldier Schweik"

Mr.Cerny put all stereotypes, fears and jokes on this sculpture.

Bulgarians. Oh, no. They were offended. Well, neighbors, swallow this sour pill and change this if you can.

Well, I am not from EU, and I can laugh (or cry).

[swirlization]

haha, just great :D As I'm a Pole, I'm proud of David Cerny's vision of our country :)

[dgdbg]

I think David Cerny, being a jew, should have depicted Israel as a sandy shithole with a stereotypcal orthodox jew shooting a bunch or Arabs - at least that's the way we all view Israel - a battlefied of crazy, cave-dweling sand-niggers of whom we shouldn't give a shit.

[Wikkiter]

@dgdbg Well isn't that fresh. But Israel isn't in Europe so stop being a moron...

[cleaningsfun]

UK just isn't there...priceless

[Klyuchinsky]

Nothing wrong with it :)

[RapKuba]

soccer player as he masturbates with that ball: D We Czechs have Holt sense of humor:-D

[catadeluxe]

well, I know Romania is shown in evidence because of the flashing lights. BUT

does this means that it is completely haunted by people wanting to bite you?? Is

that how Europe should be represented? are we having a good alliance? I mean

take a look at Greece, the Euro has ruined this country. Are we able to do better

of an interior problem??

[konig82]

looks like stereotypes that comes through media, news etc...

[view587]

Mr Cerny, perhaps you should apologize for cheating the EU! What you did to get your 15 minutes of fame is too cheap!

[Grenadier1984]

I think it is cool, he ridicule our problems ^^

We all the time are complaining about our authority but we can't stand it when foreigner is laughting from our problems.

Surely, we need more self-irony

[RedAnndi]

i dont thinkall of them are about personal problem, take hungarys depiction for example

[renegatt]

Poor ,lost, brainless asshole

[OhFishyFish]

As usual, Poles like jokes as long as they're not subject themselves.

Prawda? :)

[ganjalf27]

Niestety:( (ale wciąż mam nadzieję, że to stereotyp;))

But, comming back to the point; I was pleasantly surprised. Really, i expected 'Joe Miller' jokes about car thieves or something like that.

[OhFishyFish]

I guess he wanted to call attention o the gap between atheistic and open-minded western europe and our country, where catholic church still has enormous influence. And let's be honest - many poles are prejudiced for different sexual orientations or even skin colour.. Hopefully this will change sooner than later.

[futuramark]

i dont think it will ever change

[taubheiten]

Couldn't agree more...

[serek2nata]

good, true, piece of art

[grantchristy]

Yeah every country is really funny except when you see your own but no UK? I was sad we are that much unworthy. Not even a crumpled news page?

[osasp]

The UK is missing from the installation; its physical absence symbolises the negative attitude the British are seen as having towards the EU.which also makes it part of the piece

[grazyarnie]

Does anyone knows which parts where removed ? The matter wasnt pretty long discussed in Germany cause we really didnt saw ourselves in the sculpture...anyhow the Autobahn and svastika connection was well taken...cause Germany is only a transport route through Europe, to all the bright and pride nations doing the biz in the world..countries like Switzerland, Lichtenstein....

[bartek4443]

Oh, his "joke" on Poland went way pass the border.

[vicioba]

Cerny did not just disgraced himself,he disgraced his country too.Shame Entropa,shame Czech Republic for allowing this to happen !

[paulfromberlin]

make a big stinking shit middle streee and try to say that " this is art ".. some people can believe and some people can´t. I´d like David Cerny´s art

[robo1945]

dement cerny nech si to megadielo strci do riti ze vraj umelec to by dokazal urobit kazdy dement

[rabbisilverstein]

Jehovah created the non-Jew in human form so that the Jew would not have to be served by beasts. The non-Jew is consequently an animal in human form, and condemned to serve the Jew day and night.

[adisck]

it has message , this is good :)

[zagadee]

Well personally i think it's inspired. Do feel a bit of a tit thought for spending so long looking for my own UK before realising the joke behind it not being there...

[petrsvetrik]

Meleš blbosti...mistifikace...jsi lhář a vychcána...zakamufloval jsi to jako zbabělec...

[mastermindsro]

i'm an artist, i studied 8 years in school, this "Cerny" guy is not an artist, you can't combine art with politics - never! if this wasn't so political official his "piece of art" would remain unknown, that's because is a kitsch..

[spartan2600]

what nonsense, some of the greatest art was political. apparently your schooling was deficient.

[mastermindsro]

maybe religious but not political, so you are wrong..

[jerrdead]

Suuperrrrr!!!

Well done! good idea, original, worked out to the smallest details! Witty!

But, as I see, alot of people didn`t understand an artistic hyperbole in it and a lot of people couldn`t laught at themselves, too! Regards from slovakia.

[verygoodfella]

I think the plastic itself isn't Entropa. Entropa is a consequence. It is the rush of diplomatic conflicts, laugh, complaints, moralizing and political correctness. That was in my opinion intented to be an artwork. That plastic could be an impulse.

[Sharminek]

myslím, že je to výborná plastika a ironie:) zvlášť bulharsko a litva se mi líbí...no a taky češi:D....

[Carrera951]

My point was if you're goal is to make a no holds bar "art" exibit depicting sterotypes, than you shouldnt be selective about who you want to instigate a reaction from.

It goes agianst the whole rebel artist image, and goes a long way to discredit the artist.

A scrolling ticker with quotes which are pretty much irrelevent outside the Czech Republic? Yeah right ,its a country known for beer and porn.

Several other countries were also spared.

[Petrucha00]

Oh guys, you take this so seriously as far as its ridiculous.. 'nd you can't say that few of these plastics aren't truly... I dont say that its right i'm just trying to say that you shouldn't take it so seriously;)

[jogschneider]

Ahoy, '09, Feb.1st mates and Aliens, Maybe the vid needs a second viewing,not doingit now, but I think that the artist is extremely precocious in putting forth that it is "just nice art", what? Well,the Fountain of Trevy, is nice art, also, Rodin's "Thinker" is , well really wonderful, i confess. Use of "NICE" is rather commical pour moi, nes pa?OneFineDockRocker in good stand'g w/ MdDSyndrome supp..site

[Carrera951]

I've heard Prague is a very nice place.

However the Czech are most famous for there porn.

In general I like art meant to envoke strong feelings, but I feel that making an artwork full of sterotypes is childish. selectivly leaving some sterotypes out goes even further to discredit the artist.

[petrabez]

Carrera you say 'making an artwork full of sterotypes is childish' and also 'the Czech are most famous for there porn' in the same comment!!!!! Hang on a minute, it should read 'their porn' if anything and did you mention sterotypes at all??? You are not Bulgarian, are you?

[azajek]

podle mne (a jsem z Polska) je tato expozice fantasticky ironicka! :) vynimocni napad!

[zloduch1]

Evropě to osladíme se potvrzuje

[francefer]

Cet type est un grand imbecil, La France est un très grand pays avec une culture magnifique vive la france!!!!!!

[minastronasse]

C'est de l'humour, buddy ? France is a small, old, boring, arrogant and more than anything PARALYZED COUNTRY, where nothing is possible. Have a trip there and you'll know. Bien vu, Mr Cerny.

[CULAVE]

I don't think people should take this too seriously. After all, no individual country is targeted. Hell, my country wasn't even featured! I could understand if he was picking on one country- but its all members;

[kokoslav]

its because he tought that GB is quite outstanding in EU.

Look at the history and foreign affairs what u have and u will see..

[CULAVE]

kokoslav- Indeed. I am very familiar with our history and foreign affairs. It was Winston Churchill who was one of the first leaders to propose the idea of European Unity. We joined in 1973.

The UK is quite a eurosceptic nation but there is a lot of misconceptions in this regard. I personally support the EU, though I think some changes need to be made.

[kokoslav]

It was Winston Churchill who was one of the first leaders to propose the idea of European Unity - this is quite true... but remember.. it was also Jiri z Podebrad in 15th century who has same idea. Dont mention Churchil or everyone else about any idea... Its quite irrelevant. Its the same if I say that Churchil has betrayed us by signing Munich treaty.

[kokoslav]

I dont personally support the EU in this way which is shown to us. The changes are really necessary. If this will continue and Lisbon treaty(even dont know exact word in English) will be accepted our democracy is ruined.

[kokoslav]

One of czech philosopher also called this statement as a post-democracy in Europe. In future there would be lot of institutions with unlimited power in Bruxelles. That s why I am afraid of this type/version of the EU.

Be optimistic and hopeful to see the changes coming soon.

My english is not very proper...sorry for that....

[CULAVE]

kokoslav- Thats ok. Your English seems fine to me. Actually, I may be a EFL Teacher in Prague soon;

Regards

[CULAVE]

kokoslav- I agree. I strongly support the concept of European Unity but the institution itself needs a lot of changes- it really needs to reach out to Europeans more. And having two parliaments is wasteful.

[CULAVE]

kokoslav- Yes but, along with others he was an architect of the project. Im not saying he was the only one. The point I was trying to make is that a lot of people think the British are completely anti-Europe and I think this shows otherwise. We are actually very well established in Europe.

[dubbbear]

hehe Jasplan klockrent

[rollwagenv]

Cerny is funny, sarcastic, political & UNAPOLOGETIC. Loved it. Soccer as self-gratification, so Italian!Missile hits Guernica,Spain. Austria- lovely w/ nuclear power plants in the back yard!Pissing on Bulgaria reflects how richer countries treat poorer countries. Can you blame Latvia for pissing on Russia? Swastika in Germany- might reflect Czech & German history; France & strikes- workers rights! Isnt Switzerland financing all?Belgium is a box of bonbons! Art is art & often social commentary.

[kokoslav]

I like the way that in recent europe.. to see the whole europe u can not see it from one point.. Its like watching europe.. How different we are and how we are young to form federations or sth esle...

[Milan1959]

Good artwork !

[michalbeast]

WhiteGreenRed123: I responded to you in Bulgarian as apparently it causes you some miner problems to understand what I'm saying in English despite the fact you're livin' in Canada...or that's at least where you say you're livin'....Cheer up a bit, it looks like those toilets are the apogeum of the Univers for you and I'm sure Bulgaria has some much more urgent matters to address than Entropa!!!!

[michalbeast]

WhiteGreenRed123: the more angry you are the more pathetic you become:))) I say - bring it on!!!! :)))))

[michalbeast]

А бе писна ми от теб - за ква страна говориш тука бе? ТОВА НЕЩО ГО НАПРАВИ ЕДИН ЧОВЕК, стига бе с тия лудости...както вече ти казах -

[michalbeast]

хората от западна Европа така или иначе смятат, че ВСИЧКИТЕ източноевропейски народи са боклук - и повод за това мнение НЕ Е няква си пластика на Черни и това мнение НЯМА ДА СЕ ПРОМЕНИ в зависимост от факта да ли Черни ще я махне пластиката в Брюксел!!!

[michalbeast]

Nooooooo, you're not angry AT ALL....and that's the reason why the two of us never had a discussion on youtube, even now you're calm & silent as a grave :)))))))))

[dark33r]

Canadian women arent women, but reindeers.: ))

[michalbeast]

Why don't you respond to me in Bulgarian, you pathetic prick? Don't you speak it? You're wannabe "Czech" comments are just as pathetic and desperate as you are - don't you get it that I write you in Bulgarian I "could be" something other than a Czech?

Vizh, kvo be, idiot - az nyama da gubya poveche vreme sas tebe...izglezhda che dori ne govorish bulgarski, puk golyam patriot si...da ba, nyama shto...Shto zhiveesh vuv Kanada be, kogato vuv Bulgaria vsichkoto si e tolkova gotino, a?

[michalbeast]

Look at our Bulgarian patriot that doesn't even speak Bulgarian! :)) I think that all of us here already are familiar with your issues....yet you're ever more amusing so please don't give up!!! :)

[michalbeast]

Look, stop using those online translators, it's pointless & full of nonsense. I do get your point, I don't even think it's funny (the way Bulgaria is depicted) and I don't even think Cerny thinks it's funny. But I still don't think that such a hysterical reaction was necessary. That's it, I don't think any further "discussion" is either necessary or - even more - meaningful.

[michalbeast]

When I asked for a reaction in Bulgarian I didn't mean another online-dictionary-nonsense but OK. As for getting your point - well, if that's how you see it so that you can sleep tonight, so be it. But please do yourself a favor and learn at least some Bulgarian if it's where you have your roots - using an online translator seems a bit odd to me. Za razlika ot teb na mene ne mi tryabva onlajn prevodach...may si znaya neshto poveche za Bulgaria ot teb....a be az samo gubya vremeto si tuka s teb..

[Clarcca]

originální a velice, velice vtipné!!!!

[hungarydanube]

David Cerny has achieved his pathetic goal . He has raised tensions between nations. It's similar to Mohammed cartoons.

[Milan1959]

Je to geniální ostatně jako většina Davidových kousků :-)

[kurwinsky]

He was quite accurate with the German part!

[bobulix]

To those who are offended > Are you really? Well, sorry is the only thing we can say.

For those who might have been but are not > I like your sense of humour ;o)

[moijeejiom]

Right. Some David from Czech Rep. made a piece of... whatever that is, and your reaction is to insult women? Nice. Do you have a fan club?

[luckypilda]

WhiteGreenRed123: but there's a mistake in your arguing - CZ represented as a shit hole, why not? But in this case the toilets should be representation of someone else (let's say for example France or Germany) as your idea has nothing to do with a reality or stereotypes. On the other hand there ARE turkish toilets in Bulgaria and e.g. in the CZ there are NOT. So that's why. Your problem's you didn't understand the message and you're apparently unable to take a distance ...

[michalbeast]

You're definitely right - you do have the absolute freedom of speech to show us all....how indeed pathetic you are :)

[michalbeast]

My comment goes to WhiteGreenRed123 - but due to the "refined" way in which youtube posts the replies this could be understood as a reaction to Cerny's stuff which in no way was my intention.

[londongangster1]

alright fellas hi from London,do you know what I think?This prick,homosexual,Czech cunt must stik his art up in his canister and to fuck off some where else.He hasn`t being in BULGARIA sinse he was a little wanker 10yo.How about the other countrys?I ges not.The are all lovely countrys and you CUNT or artist whatever you call yourself can fuck of and die!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tommik15]

proč je to Slovensko zabalený ?

[moijeejiom]

pretoze reprezentuje uhorsku salamu... heh, no, myslim ze Slovensko nepochopi nikto, kto si k tomu nieco neprecita :)

[LordButtercracks]

Its funny how a Czech made Bulgaria a toilet, because Prague is probably the most shit and piss stained city in Europe. And Czech women have been the toilet of the rest of Europe for almost 2 decades, their mouths and other orifices that is.

Cerny is a disgrace.

[zarkoasenov]

well it is pretty obvious Cerny has high opinion about his country :)

[hungarydanube]

From Wikipedia about ENTROPA shit-work:

The sculpture reportedly cost 12 million CZK to make, of which 10 million was contributed by New World Resources, a Dutch mining company which owns OKD in the Czech Republic, and 2 million was paid by the Czech government, which has subsequently leased the work for an additional 1.2 million CZK until the end of June. After the fabrication came to light, Černý was accused of misappropriating state funds.

[hungarydanube]

EU leaders have approved this faecal matter before unveiling it to the press and audience.

The Czech government is renting Entropa until the 30 June 2009. The rental costs amount to

€50,000!!!!!! .Is it appropriate usage of taxpayers money in a recession???

[RajahBrooke]

That should definitely stay up. It is rather funny, and the EU needs to show the world it doesn't always take itself so seriously.

[Assy84]

I feel its a very efficient way of facing europes problems. Many of those stereotypes are REAL problems of some countries in the EU. But basically the many critizism is that all countries in the EU should work as a team so that the vane stereotypes change eventually to new one that represent how the whole community gets beneffited by that specific country.

[suggett48116]

simply great

[demirham]

please write someby a sequentially list.

I dont recognize all countrys. Thanks from Hungary- water melon.

[sauerkreatur]

love it

[hungarydanube]

It is clear that the EU economy is facing the most serious recession since the 1930s and the Czech EU presidency doesn't seem to have enough useful work to do than...the taxpayers money went into a useless, provoking ,troublemaker, eight-ton artwork hanging in the main hall of the EU Council.

David Cerny said that he will return the 10 million koruna ( $482,700 !!!!!!!!!) money he received for the project to the Czech government.

[bulgariansinoc]

Hm, did he use his face for the Dracula piece?

[Buczeg]

Entropa je prostě pecka, ostatně jako většina děl Davida Černýho. Ale ČR mohl vychytat trochu líp.

[hungarydanube]

David Cerny admitted that he had misled his own government, which commissioned him to make the 10 million Crown (£350,000) artwork as a showpiece of its presidency of the EU, by making it with his friends instead of artists from the 27 countries.

[kabaldan]

Lie. The Czech Government has commissioned 2000000$ Czech Crowns for the preparatory works, the 10000000$ for the actual execution of work has been funded by a private sponsor (OKD company).

[hungarydanube]

We are really sorry about insulting individual nations, Cerny, 41, said at the news conference. He said he's apologized to my government and will return the 10 million koruna ($482,700) money he received for the project to the Czech government.

[kabaldan]

Your source (Bloomberg?) has wrong information. Please, have a look at e.g. Entropa's entry at wikipedia.

The money to be returned are only the government money - 2 million crowns.

[sisimoto]

It was provocative sure but i dont understand the slovak anger,for example? Bulgaria have toilets..Poland have the gay flag..Netherlands have a lot of minarets..

[p360t]

The Slovak "anger" comes from Slovak (idiot) politician Jan Slota and his party. There are some (populistic and very silly) conflicts between Slota and some Hungarian politicians. Since Slovakia is depicted as a Hungarian sausage (packed in Hungary-flag ribbon), Slota just continued in his anti-Hungarian agenda. He is quite a crazy man, he frauded lot of money in past decade and earned quite a power (because of impotency of Slovak justice). Wise Slovaks dislikes him.

[waffelschuh]

fantastic. officials dislike it, i love it. bravo, david cerny!

[TruthSearcher4ever]

Fantastic david cerny is a great artist and visionist of the real world.