Prague - Czech artist David Černý, the author of the controversial art work Entropa playing at the stereotypes of individual EU states said on Thursday that he plans to take down the piece as soon as the outgoing government steps down on May 9.
The mosaic grabbed attention of the media worldwide in January for mocking the 27-bloc and sparked a diplomatic outcry around Europe in January.
"The Czech EU presidency ended with the outgoing government and I don't want to participate in it any more," Černý told DPA. Further, he has pointed to the fact that the interim cabinet will hold people that used to be members of Czechoslovakia's Communist Party.
"But most of all, it is a protest against president Václav Klaus for what he has done together with the social democrats and communists by dismissing the government midway through the EU presidency," said Černý, referring to the speculation it was Klaus who stood behind the fall of the government.
He plans to start dismantling the installation on May 10. It is expected to be exhibited in Prague and later offered for sale.
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Černý piece did not spare any of the EU countries. While the Netherlands is shown as a country that is flooded with water with only Minarets sticking out, the design of Denmark's legoland bears a striking similarity to the Danish cartoons of Prophet Mohammed.
Italy is represented by a group of footballers playing with balls, which strongly resembles masturbation and Sweden is wrapped in an Ikea box.
Bulgaria expressed a "profound indignation" about the way the country was depicted in Černý´s map of Europe. The Czech Republic apologized to Bulgaria and covered their part with a piece of black cloth.
Černý later apologized to any of the depicted countries that could feel offended by his art installation and offered to remove any of the parts if required. No other countries filed an official protest.
The provocative piece has lured tourists to the EU Council building from all over the world.
