David Černý
David Černý is a Czech sculptor, whose works can be seen in many locations, above all in Prague. His works tend to be controversial. He gained notoriety in 1991 by painting pink a Soviet tank that served as a war memorial in central Prague. As the Monument to Soviet tank crews was still a national cultural monument at that time, his act of civil disobediance was considered "hooliganism" and he was briefly arrested.
Another of Cerny's conspicuous contributions to Prague is "Tower Babies," a series of cast figures of crawling infants attached to Žižkov Television Tower.
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“Pink Tank” (“Růžový tank”), 1991. The Prague monument was originally repainted illegaly as street-performance, later was the monument released and the tank became a part of exposition of Historic Military Museum
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“The Hanging Man” (“Viselec”), Statue of Sigmund Freud hanging by one hand. 1997
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Statue of St. Wenceslas riding a dead horse, 1999. Cf. this statue by Josef Václav Myslbek.
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“Babies” at Žižkov TV tower, 2000
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Detail of one of “Babies”
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“10 Decagrams of Tank” ("Deset deka tanku"), 2001. Originally proposed for Prague, but the placement wasn't approved. The work is placed in Lázně Bohdaneč since 2001. In 2008 August 21st was illegaly placed in Prague for one day.
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“Piss”, 2004. The men urinate to the outline of the Czech Republic. The pissing is electronically controlled and it create various letterings at the water surface.
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"Feast of Giants" ("Hostina obrů"), 2005, Bus stop shelter in Liberec.
