''Piss'' () is an outdoor 2004 sculpture and fountain by Czech artist
David Černý
David Černý (born 15 December 1967) is a Czech artist. His works can be seen in different locations around Prague as well as in his own, Prague-based museum, called Musoleum.
Early life
Černý was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. From 1988 t ...
, installed outside the
Franz Kafka Museum
The Franz Kafka Museum () in Prague is dedicated to the author Franz Kafka. The museum hosts a number of first edition Kafka books.
History
The exhibit now at the Franz Kafka Museum was first displayed in Barcelona in 1999 in a three-part exh ...
in
Malá Strana
Malá Strana ( Czech for "Little Side (of the River)", ) or historically Menší Město pražské () is a district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic, and one of its most historic neighbourhoods.
In the Middle Ages, it was a dominant center o ...
,
Prague
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...
, Czech Republic.
Description
The fountain's basin is made of bronze and shaped like the Czech Republic. Standing in the fountain, opposite one another, are mechanical statues of men, standing tall with bronze penises, urinating.
Visitors to the area can command the men to write messages into the water via
SMS
Short Message Service, commonly abbreviated as SMS, is a text messaging service component of most telephone, Internet and mobile device systems. It uses standardized communication protocols that let mobile phones exchange short text messages, t ...
.
Reception
''The Prague Post
''The Prague Post'' was an English language newspaper covering the Czech Republic and Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe which published its first weekly issue on October 1, 1991. It published a printed edition weekly until July 2013, when ...
'' ranked ''Piss'' number one in their article, "Top 10 strangest statues in Prague", in which Ada von Kayser described the work as "both controversial and amusing".[
]
See also
* Kinetic art
Kinetic art is art from any medium that contains movement perceivable by the viewer or that depends on motion for its effects. Canvas paintings that extend the viewer's perspective of the artwork and incorporate multidimensional movement are ...
* List of depictions of urine in art
References
External links
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2004 establishments in the Czech Republic
2004 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in the Czech Republic
Fountains in the Czech Republic
Kinetic sculptures in the Czech Republic
Malá Strana
Outdoor sculptures in Prague
Sculptures of men in Prague
Statues in Prague
Urine in art
Works by Czech people
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