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Title: Iraq sculpture honoring Bush shoe-thrower removed
Post by: Allhallowsday on January 29, 2009, 04:03:40 PM
UPDATE 1/31/09: Iraq sculpture honoring Bush shoe-thrower removed 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090131/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq_shoe_sculpture 


Iraqi shoe hurler inspires art in Saddam hometown 

BAGHDAD – When an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at George W. Bush last month at a Baghdad press conference, the attack spawned a flood of Web quips, political satire and street rallies across the Arab world.

Now it's inspired a work of art.

A sofa-sized sculpture — a single copper-coated shoe on a stand carved to resemble flowing cloth — was formally unveiled to the public Thursday in the hometown of the late Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein.

Officials and visitors walked around the outdoor sculpture during the brief ceremony, pondering on its eccentricities — such as a tree poking up from the shoe's interior.

Its sculptor called it a fitting tribute to the shoe hurler, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi, and his folk hero reputation in parts of the Muslim world and beyond.

The Baghdad-based artist, Laith al-Amari, said the work honors al-Zeidi and "is a source of pride for all Iraqis." He added: "It's not a political work,"...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_iraq_shoe_sculpture (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_iraq_shoe_sculpture) 

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