Entropa: the great EU art hoax
David Cerny's 'collaboration with 27 EU artists' provoked laughter when it was unveiled to celebrate the Czech Republic's presidency of the EU. Now the artist has revealed that the eight-ton installation is a hoax
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The deputy Czech prime minister initially claimed Cerny's mosaic was the perfect illustration of the motto for his country's EU presidency: 'A Europe without barriers'
Photograph: Sebastien Pirlet/Reuters
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Cerny originally stated that he curated the piece from the work of 27 EU artists. He now admits that he made up the names of the artists credited and actually created the installation with friends
Photograph: Virginia Mayo/AP
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Cerny represented Romania with this Dracula theme park
Photograph: Dominique Faget/AFP
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Italy's instantly recognisable silhouette forms a pitch for a football match between the inhabitants of the north and south of the country
Photograph: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images
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A representation of Spain
Photograph: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images
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Luxembourg is made from gold and dominated by a 'for sale' sign
Photograph: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images
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The map of Poland features a group of Catholic priests raising the rainbow flag
Photograph: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images
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Some countries fared worse than others. Britain's absence from the installation might be seen as a blessing in the context of Bulgaria's representation as the floor of a urinal
Photograph: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images
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Denmark's Lego model is of a far more light-hearted nature
Photograph: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images
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Holland has been reclaimed by the sea, with only the tips of minarets to remind us of its existence
Photograph: Benoit Doppagne/EPA
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The installation ridicules Germany's autobahns. Following the revelation that the work was a hoax, commissioners became concerned that the pattern was intended to echo the swastika. It seems more likely that the roads simply follow the country's borders
Photograph: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images
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France is obscured by a banner daubed with the word 'Strike!'
Photograph: Dominique Faget/AFP
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