ACT New Zealand Arts, Culture and Heritage Spokesman Deborah Coddington demanded that Prime Minister Helen Clark explain just why she thinks it's a good idea to spend $500,000 on a port-a-loo that makes donkey noises, and then explodes, in the name of art.Around here, we'd call wiring up the portacrapper a practical joke. Who knew we were artistes?
"Thanks to Miss Clark - also the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage - Labour has forked out half a million dollars of taxpayers' money to send this `art' to the Venice Biennale to showcase New Zealand contemporary art," Miss Coddington said.
Friday, July 16, 2004
Where's my beret? I'm feeling artistic!
From New Zealand - Prime Minister Makes An Ass Of Taxpayers:
