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Berlin Art Exhibition Causes Stir

A woman stands in front of a artwork by Italian artist Max Papeschi at the exhibition 'Abnormal Nudes' at the alternative art house Tacheles in Berlin on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. The  art poster hung on a Polish street that blends Mickey Mouse's innocent image with that of a swastika and a nude woman's body is causing a stir in Poland, where memories of suffering inflicted by Nazi Germany remain strong.  The poster, which went up last month in the western city of Poznan just steps from an old synagogue, is an Italian artist's critical take on what he calls the
A woman stands in front of a artwork by Italian artist Max Papeschi at the exhibition 'Abnormal Nudes' at the alternative art house Tacheles in Berlin on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. The art poster hung on a Polish street that blends Mickey Mouse's innocent image with that of a swastika and a nude woman's body is causing a stir in Poland, where memories of suffering inflicted by Nazi Germany remain strong. The poster, which went up last month in the western city of Poznan just steps from an old synagogue, is an Italian artist's critical take on what he calls the "horrors" of the American lifestyle and is one work in a contemporary art exhibition that is to open in the fall. (Markus Schreiber / Associated Press)

A woman stands in front of a artwork by Italian artist Max Papeschi at the exhibition 'Abnormal Nudes' at the alternative art house Tacheles in Berlin on Tuesday. The art poster hung on a Polish street that blends Mickey Mouse's innocent image with that of a swastika and a nude woman's body is causing a stir in Poland, where memories of suffering inflicted by Nazi Germany remain strong.  The poster, which went up last month in the western city of Poznan just steps from an old synagogue, is an Italian artist's critical take on what he calls the "horrors" of the American lifestyle and is one work in a contemporary art exhibition that is to open in the fall. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Question: What kind of statement re: the American lifestyle do you see in this art work?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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