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Slideshow: Czech art hoax

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  • Entropa displayed in the atrium of the European Council headquarters in Brussels. The work was commissioned by the Czech Republic to mark the start of its EU presidency.
    Entropa displayed in the atrium of the European Council headquarters in Brussels. The work was commissioned by the Czech Republic to mark the start of its EU presidency.
  • Depicted as a country on strike.
  • A group of Catholic monks erecting the rainbow flag of the gay community.
  • Portrayed as a theme-park-styled Dracula's castle.
  • Depicted as a flooded land with minarets poking through the water
  • Depicted as a building site.
  • A network of motorways somewhat resembling a swastika.
  • A collection of primitive toilets.
  • Country shown as a massive football pitch.
  • A small lump of gold for sale.
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The Czech Republic, which took over the rotating presidency of the European Union in January, has landed itself in a cultural debacle. Not only has its flagship artwork - designed to demolish national stereotypes by mocking them - caused diplomatic outrage, it turns out to have been the work of a single Czech artist when it was billed as a collaborative effort from all 27 EU member states.

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