The Art of Nude Baggage

Michael Hermesh's large epoxy-impregnated plaster statue of a nude man holding a suitcase amid 24 pieces of old baggage in Penticton, British Columbia is upsetting locals. To make it more discreet they installed a square steel plate over the genitalia - but that only drew more attention to the figure's mid-section and made the work look ridiculous. The local council said they originally passed a model which was so small you couldn't tell if it was clothed or not. For the full story - click the title Irish Art