A piece by German artist and head of Nuremberg's Academy of Fine Arts Ottmar Hörl is causing controversy in Nuremberg. Hörl says his work is meant to "poke fun" at Nazism and claims that it was not him who set up the work in Nuremberg but a collector who had bought the piece.
The photo on the right is from an earlier exhibition by the artist in Belgium, titled Dance of/with the Devil. You can see twelve other photos of the exhibit here.
Here's the BBC story about it, which includes a photo of the golden version of the gnome which is causing the controversy. Some of the artist's less controversial works can be found on his site.
So what do yall think? Is the piece offensive or is it a legitimate way to talk about something? Or just plain bad taste?
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