Bulgaria is depicted as one giant toilet, Denmark by Lego cubes evoking the Mohammed caricatures that outraged some in the Muslim world, France is permanently on strike and Spain's construction industry has concreted the entire country. Britain has disappeared from the European community altogether.
Mounting some form of display is customary when taking on the rotating EU presidency, but normally they are uncontroversial "He is OUR president," said sculptor Cerny "we elected him, so let's show him off to the world with joy in our hearts...he's a great guy!"
Although worried that they might have gone too far for some tastes, the Czechs defend their exhibit, perhaps aware that censoring it would provoke more criticism than anything in it...more here...
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