11-04-2006, 09:40 AM
From the auction:
Translation: "Each urinal will be meticulously cleaned and sand-blasted by the artist himself who will brush the mouth's painted teeth and give them a new coat of varnish."
the auction: http://cgi.ebay.at/ORIGINAL-OPERA-TOILET...dZViewItem
full article: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15531249/
Quote:Das Urinal wird selbstverständlich penibel gesäubert und vom Künstler persönlich sandgestrahlt, Zähne geputzt und Mehrschicht-lackiert!
Translation: "Each urinal will be meticulously cleaned and sand-blasted by the artist himself who will brush the mouth's painted teeth and give them a new coat of varnish."
the auction: http://cgi.ebay.at/ORIGINAL-OPERA-TOILET...dZViewItem
Quote: Four urinals shaped like a womans lips went on sale on eBay on Thursday after being removed from a public toilet in Vienna following protests from womens groups who said they were sexist.
Designed by Viennese artist Rudolf Scheffel for the toilet-bar Vienna next to the National Opera, the urinals featured lips covered in red, orange or blue lipstick, a bright red tongue and gleaming white teeth.
The urinals were in the toilets for three years but raised an outcry in the run-up to Austrias Oct. 1 parliamentary election when they were used by political party supporters attending rallies nearby...
full article: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15531249/