Paul McCarthy’s Complex shit crashes into building, steals editorial copy - 2008 (2010)
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Below is a current record of the aftermath— I mean publicity— from McCarthy’s "renegade" inflatable dog poo. This is just a sample of the print and Internet media coverage.
Sorry, can’t be bothered with searching the art press really on this one.
(For rough foreign language translations, see Google translate.)
Monday, 11 August 2008
Your attention, please. Wire service reports:
(11 August 2008). Aufblasbares Hundehaufen-Kunstwerk von Wind weggeblasen. Agence France Presse (German).
(11 August 2008). Centre Paul Klee à Berne Le vent emporte une énorme crotte de chien gonflable. SDA (French).
(11 August 2008). Centro Paul Klee a Berna: vento si porta via "Complex Shit". SDA (Italian).
(11 August 2008). ’Complex Shit’ causes museum chaos in Switzerland. Agence France Presse (English).
(11 August 2008). Zentrum Paul Klee Bern Wind blies hausgrosse Hundekot-Installation fort. SDA (German).
(11 August 2008). Aufblasbares Hundehaufen-Kunstwerk von Wind weggeblasen. Agence France Presse (German).
(11 August 2008). Centre Paul Klee à Berne Le vent emporte une énorme crotte de chien gonflable. SDA (French).
(11 August 2008). Centro Paul Klee a Berna: vento si porta via "Complex Shit". SDA (Italian).
(11 August 2008). ’Complex Shit’ causes museum chaos in Switzerland. Agence France Presse (English).
(11 August 2008). Zentrum Paul Klee Bern Wind blies hausgrosse Hundekot-Installation fort. SDA (German).
AFP. (11 August 2008). Flying American poo wreaks havoc in Switzerland. Gawker Web Blog.
AFP. (11 August 2008). Flying piece of art causes museum chaos in Switzerland. Breitbart.
ATS. (11 August 2008). Le vent emporte une énorme crotte de chien gonflable. 20 minutes online (Switzerland).
fest/sda. (11 August 2008). Wind bläst Kot-Installation weg. news.ch (Switzerland).
fest/sda. (11 August 2008). Wind bläst Kot-Installation weg. eishockey.ch (Switzerland).
fest/sda. (11 August 2008). Wind bläst Kot-Installation weg. Nachrichten.ch (Switzerland).
Független Hírügynökség. (11 August 2008). Elszállt a "Komplex Kaka". webradio.hu (Hungary).
SDA. (11 August 2008). "Fäkalkunst" im Zentrum Paul Klee. Tagblatt (Switzerland).
SDA. (11 August 2008). Wind bläst Kot-Installation weg. Swiss Weather online (wetter.ch).
(11 August 2008). Aufblasbarer Hundehaufen fliegt durch Bern. Welt Online (Germany).
(11 August 2008). Un crotte de chien s’envole devant le Centre Paul Klee. Le Matin (Switzerland). (Hard copy, 12 August 2008, p. 5.)
AFP. (11 August 2008). Flying piece of art causes museum chaos in Switzerland. Breitbart.
ATS. (11 August 2008). Le vent emporte une énorme crotte de chien gonflable. 20 minutes online (Switzerland).
fest/sda. (11 August 2008). Wind bläst Kot-Installation weg. news.ch (Switzerland).
fest/sda. (11 August 2008). Wind bläst Kot-Installation weg. eishockey.ch (Switzerland).
fest/sda. (11 August 2008). Wind bläst Kot-Installation weg. Nachrichten.ch (Switzerland).
Független Hírügynökség. (11 August 2008). Elszállt a "Komplex Kaka". webradio.hu (Hungary).
SDA. (11 August 2008). "Fäkalkunst" im Zentrum Paul Klee. Tagblatt (Switzerland).
SDA. (11 August 2008). Wind bläst Kot-Installation weg. Swiss Weather online (wetter.ch).
(11 August 2008). Aufblasbarer Hundehaufen fliegt durch Bern. Welt Online (Germany).
(11 August 2008). Un crotte de chien s’envole devant le Centre Paul Klee. Le Matin (Switzerland). (Hard copy, 12 August 2008, p. 5.)
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
Your attention, please:
(12 August 2008). Giant dog ’poo’ attacks neighborhood. UPI.
(12 August 2008). House-sized inflatable dog turd wreaks havoc at Swiss art show. RIA Novosti (Russia, English language).
(12 August 2008). Гигантские надувные собачьи фекалии улетели из швейцарского музея. Newsru.com (Russia).
(12 August 2008). Гигантские надувные собачьи фекалии улетели из швейцарского музея. newsru.ua (Ukraine).
(12 August 2008). Огромные надувные собачьи экскременты улетели из швейцарского музея. RIA Novosti (Russia).
(12 August 2008). 巨大バルーンの芸術作品、風に飛ばされ近隣に被害. AFP BB news (Japanese).
(12 August 2008). Leute des tages: Paul McCarthy. Agence France Presse (German). (Mention).
(12 August 2008). Odd stories in the news: Art movement. Press Association National Newswire.
(12 August 2008). UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News. UPI. (Mention).
(12 August 2008). Giant dog ’poo’ attacks neighborhood. UPI.
(12 August 2008). House-sized inflatable dog turd wreaks havoc at Swiss art show. RIA Novosti (Russia, English language).
(12 August 2008). Гигантские надувные собачьи фекалии улетели из швейцарского музея. Newsru.com (Russia).
(12 August 2008). Гигантские надувные собачьи фекалии улетели из швейцарского музея. newsru.ua (Ukraine).
(12 August 2008). Огромные надувные собачьи экскременты улетели из швейцарского музея. RIA Novosti (Russia).
(12 August 2008). 巨大バルーンの芸術作品、風に飛ばされ近隣に被害. AFP BB news (Japanese).
(12 August 2008). Leute des tages: Paul McCarthy. Agence France Presse (German). (Mention).
(12 August 2008). Odd stories in the news: Art movement. Press Association National Newswire.
(12 August 2008). UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News. UPI. (Mention).
AFP. (12 August 2008).
Blow-up dog poo causes museum chaos. The Age (Australia).
AFP. (12 August 2008). Complex Shit causes museum chaos. The Australian.
AFP. (12 August 2008). Giant dog poo causes chaos. Brisbane Times (Australia).
AFP. (12 August 2008). Giant inflatable dog poo wreaks havoc. news.com.au.
AFP. (12 August 2008). House-sized dog poo causes chaos at museum. ABC News (Australia).
APA. (12 August 2008). Scheiß Wind: Kunstwerk verweht. Der Standard (Austria).
Richard Chang. (12 August 2008). Giant dog turd lays waste to Swiss museum. The Orange County Register (Arts blog) (California, USA).
CNN. (12 August 2008). Из швейцарского музея исчезли надувные экскременты. Pravda online (Russia).
The Daily News (Nanaimo). (12 August 2008). Giant turd takes down power line. canada.com.
Rohin Guha (12 August 2008). Poopapocalypse stikes Switzerland. Black Book Magazine (US).
Vitaly Kirichevskiy. (12 August 2008). Собачьи фекалии взлетели, разбили окно и приземлились. ОБОЗ.ua (Ukraine).
newsru.com. (12 August 2008). Гигантские надувные собачьи фекалии улетели из швейцарского музея. gorod.lv (Latvia). (News portal).
newsru.com. (12 August 2008). Гигантские надувные собачьи фекалии улетели из швейцарского музея. News RuFox (Russia).
newsru.com. (12 August 2008). Гигантские надувные собачьи фекалии улетели из швейцарского музея. TV Net (Latvia).
Newstalk ZB. (12 August 2008). Giant dog turd wreaks havoc. TVNZ (New Zealand).
ОБОЗ.ua. (12 August 2008). Собачьи фекалии взлетели, разбили окно и приземлились. ВСЕКОММЕНТАРИИ.com (Ukraine).
Jenny Percival. (12 August 2008). Giant dog turd wreaks havoc at Swiss museum. The Guardian (UK).
Pascal Schwendener. (12 August 2008). Häufchen vom Winde verweht. Der Bund (Switzerland).
(12 August 2008). Artist in poo over wayward giant dog turd. Cape Argus & Independent Online (South Africa).
(12 August 2008). Aufblasbares Hundehaufen-Kunstwerk vom Wind verweht. Vienna Online (Austria).
(12 August 2008). Complex Shit wreaks museum havoc. SBS World News Headline Stories.
(12 August 2008). Extreme Shit de lucht in. NOS news (The Netherlands).
(12 August 2008). Giant inflatable turd causes havoc in Switzerland. current.com (high traffic blog).
(12 August 2008). Giant inflatable turd escapes moorings and brings down electricity line. The Telegraph online (UK).
(12 August 2008). Giant turd damages children’s home in Berne. Digital Journal, web blog.
(12 August 2008). Giant turd takes down power line. Nanaimo Daily News, (British Columbia, Canada), p.A2.
(12 August 2008). Гигантские надувные собачьи фекалии улетели из музея, побили окна и повредили ЛЭП. Nakanune (Russia).
(12 August 2008). Huge inflated dog poo brings down power lines. Windsor Star, (Ontario, Canada), p. c2.
(12 August 2008). Huge turd catastrophe for museum. Metro (London).
(12 August 2008). Hundekot vom Winde verweht; Schneise der Zerstörung; Namhafte Künstler. Berner Zeitung (Switzerland).
(12 August 2008). Inflatable dog turd sculpture escapes Swiss museum, wreaks havoc. CBC News (Canada).
(12 August 2008). Kot-Kunst vom Winde verweht. St. Galler Tagblatt (Switzerland).
(12 August 2008). McCarthy dogshit work wreaks havoc in Switzerland. Art Info.
(12 August 2008). Музейные собачьи экскременты напугали швейцарцев. lenta.ru (Russia).
(12 August 2008). Необычный экспонат улетел из швейцарского музея. Ваш выбор-Самара (Russia).
(12 August 2010). Opblaasbare reuzedrol op de vlucht in Zwitserland. Het Laatste Nieuws (Belgium).
(12 August 2008). Paul McCarthy’s ’Art is Complex Shit’ on the runs. Liveleak.
(12 August 2008). Security system fails as giant inflatable turd wreaks havoc in Switzerland town [Turdzilla]. Gizmodo, web blog.
(12 August 2008). Turd alert as art takes off. MX Brisbane (Australia), p.6.
(12 August 2008). Turd alert as art takes off. MX Melbourne (Australia), p.8.
(12 August 2008). Turd alert as art takes off. Sydney MX (Australia).
Keith Olbermann. (12 August 2008). Countdown TV show (8PM, EST). MSNBC. (Mention).
AFP. (12 August 2008). Complex Shit causes museum chaos. The Australian.
AFP. (12 August 2008). Giant dog poo causes chaos. Brisbane Times (Australia).
AFP. (12 August 2008). Giant inflatable dog poo wreaks havoc. news.com.au.
AFP. (12 August 2008). House-sized dog poo causes chaos at museum. ABC News (Australia).
APA. (12 August 2008). Scheiß Wind: Kunstwerk verweht. Der Standard (Austria).
Richard Chang. (12 August 2008). Giant dog turd lays waste to Swiss museum. The Orange County Register (Arts blog) (California, USA).
CNN. (12 August 2008). Из швейцарского музея исчезли надувные экскременты. Pravda online (Russia).
The Daily News (Nanaimo). (12 August 2008). Giant turd takes down power line. canada.com.
Rohin Guha (12 August 2008). Poopapocalypse stikes Switzerland. Black Book Magazine (US).
Vitaly Kirichevskiy. (12 August 2008). Собачьи фекалии взлетели, разбили окно и приземлились. ОБОЗ.ua (Ukraine).
newsru.com. (12 August 2008). Гигантские надувные собачьи фекалии улетели из швейцарского музея. gorod.lv (Latvia). (News portal).
newsru.com. (12 August 2008). Гигантские надувные собачьи фекалии улетели из швейцарского музея. News RuFox (Russia).
newsru.com. (12 August 2008). Гигантские надувные собачьи фекалии улетели из швейцарского музея. TV Net (Latvia).
Newstalk ZB. (12 August 2008). Giant dog turd wreaks havoc. TVNZ (New Zealand).
ОБОЗ.ua. (12 August 2008). Собачьи фекалии взлетели, разбили окно и приземлились. ВСЕКОММЕНТАРИИ.com (Ukraine).
Jenny Percival. (12 August 2008). Giant dog turd wreaks havoc at Swiss museum. The Guardian (UK).
Pascal Schwendener. (12 August 2008). Häufchen vom Winde verweht. Der Bund (Switzerland).
(12 August 2008). Artist in poo over wayward giant dog turd. Cape Argus & Independent Online (South Africa).
(12 August 2008). Aufblasbares Hundehaufen-Kunstwerk vom Wind verweht. Vienna Online (Austria).
(12 August 2008). Complex Shit wreaks museum havoc. SBS World News Headline Stories.
(12 August 2008). Extreme Shit de lucht in. NOS news (The Netherlands).
(12 August 2008). Giant inflatable turd causes havoc in Switzerland. current.com (high traffic blog).
(12 August 2008). Giant inflatable turd escapes moorings and brings down electricity line. The Telegraph online (UK).
(12 August 2008). Giant turd damages children’s home in Berne. Digital Journal, web blog.
(12 August 2008). Giant turd takes down power line. Nanaimo Daily News, (British Columbia, Canada), p.A2.
(12 August 2008). Гигантские надувные собачьи фекалии улетели из музея, побили окна и повредили ЛЭП. Nakanune (Russia).
(12 August 2008). Huge inflated dog poo brings down power lines. Windsor Star, (Ontario, Canada), p. c2.
(12 August 2008). Huge turd catastrophe for museum. Metro (London).
(12 August 2008). Hundekot vom Winde verweht; Schneise der Zerstörung; Namhafte Künstler. Berner Zeitung (Switzerland).
(12 August 2008). Inflatable dog turd sculpture escapes Swiss museum, wreaks havoc. CBC News (Canada).
(12 August 2008). Kot-Kunst vom Winde verweht. St. Galler Tagblatt (Switzerland).
(12 August 2008). McCarthy dogshit work wreaks havoc in Switzerland. Art Info.
(12 August 2008). Музейные собачьи экскременты напугали швейцарцев. lenta.ru (Russia).
(12 August 2008). Необычный экспонат улетел из швейцарского музея. Ваш выбор-Самара (Russia).
(12 August 2010). Opblaasbare reuzedrol op de vlucht in Zwitserland. Het Laatste Nieuws (Belgium).
(12 August 2008). Paul McCarthy’s ’Art is Complex Shit’ on the runs. Liveleak.
(12 August 2008). Security system fails as giant inflatable turd wreaks havoc in Switzerland town [Turdzilla]. Gizmodo, web blog.
(12 August 2008). Turd alert as art takes off. MX Brisbane (Australia), p.6.
(12 August 2008). Turd alert as art takes off. MX Melbourne (Australia), p.8.
(12 August 2008). Turd alert as art takes off. Sydney MX (Australia).
Keith Olbermann. (12 August 2008). Countdown TV show (8PM, EST). MSNBC. (Mention).
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