India Blocks Jonathan Meese Sculpture
March 18th, 2008 by Menachem Wecker
Here is an item from artforum which I’m posting in full, because it makes no sense to me:
INDIA REFUSES MEESE SCULPTURE
A sculpture by Jonathan Meese has been turned away at the Indian border. As the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung’s Swantje Karich reports, Indian customs officials at Mumbai airport took a “drastic” approach to Meese’s bronze sculpture Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You, 2007, which was en route to the gallery Mirchandani + Steinruecke for inclusion in the exhibition “General Sweetie.” According to Karich, the dealers attempted to persuade the airport customs officials to let the work through by citing “traditional Indian erotic literature.” Just as the shipment was due to be checked again, the commission in charge gave up and simply sent the sculpture back to Germany.
Express of India’s piece is a bit more clear.