Bush shoe attack spawns artwork

terriblecanyons · 01.29.2009, 10:36 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7859444.stm

A sculpture of an enormous bronze-coloured shoe has been erected in Iraq to honour the journalist who threw his shoes at ex-US President George W Bush.
The sofa-sized artwork was formally unveiled in Tikrit, hometown of late Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein.
Artist Laith al-Amari insisted it was not a political work, but a "source of pride for all Iraqis".
Mr Bush managed to dodge the shoes but the man who threw them, Muntadar al-Zeidi, was arrested and awaits trial.
As he pulled off his shoes, Mr Zeidi, now 30, shouted: "This is from the widows, the orphans, and those who were killed in Iraq."
He also told Mr Bush, who launched the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and was paying a final visit to Iraq last month: "This is a farewell kiss, you dog".

This Is Not Here · 01.29.2009, 10:39 PM

Not exactly a worthy addition to Iraq's several millennia of fine cultural heritage. But hey, it's funny, so who cares?!

terriblecanyons · 01.29.2009, 10:40 PM

I love the fact that the shoe is filled with a giant bush.

This Is Not Here · 01.29.2009, 10:48 PM

I love how the photograph makes it look MASSIVE, like motorways and urban sprawl could snake around this giant towering monolith of a shoe.

01.29.2009, 10:36 PM	#1
terriblecanyons invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: the land where large fuzzy dice still hang proudly like testicles from rear-view mirrors Posts: 5,949	http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7859444.stm A sculpture of an enormous bronze-coloured shoe has been erected in Iraq to honour the journalist who threw his shoes at ex-US President George W Bush. The sofa-sized artwork was formally unveiled in Tikrit, hometown of late Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein. Artist Laith al-Amari insisted it was not a political work, but a "source of pride for all Iraqis". Mr Bush managed to dodge the shoes but the man who threw them, Muntadar al-Zeidi, was arrested and awaits trial. As he pulled off his shoes, Mr Zeidi, now 30, shouted: "This is from the widows, the orphans, and those who were killed in Iraq." He also told Mr Bush, who launched the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and was paying a final visit to Iraq last month: "This is a farewell kiss, you dog".
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01.29.2009, 10:39 PM	#2
This Is Not Here invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kingston-Upon-Thames, London Posts: 2,586	Not exactly a worthy addition to Iraq's several millennia of fine cultural heritage. But hey, it's funny, so who cares?! __________________ http://images.google.co.uk/url?sourc...zLTl_B146tcuiw ~~Record of the moment~~
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01.29.2009, 10:40 PM	#3
terriblecanyons invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: the land where large fuzzy dice still hang proudly like testicles from rear-view mirrors Posts: 5,949	I love the fact that the shoe is filled with a giant bush.
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01.29.2009, 10:48 PM	#4
This Is Not Here invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kingston-Upon-Thames, London Posts: 2,586	I love how the photograph makes it look MASSIVE, like motorways and urban sprawl could snake around this giant towering monolith of a shoe. __________________ http://images.google.co.uk/url?sourc...zLTl_B146tcuiw ~~Record of the moment~~
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