Art Pulled After Gun Revealed

Art gallery bosses have pulled the plug on a controversial piece of art by a Warwickshire artist featuring a gun embedded in a heater. The concept piece, entitled Home is Where the Peace Is, was put together by well-known Rugby artist Pete Thornley and was scheduled to be on display in Leicester's City Gallery until Saturday. But gallery bosses acted after realising the work contained a replica firearm in a 1950s-style radiator. Mr Thornley said he was disappointed the work had been withdrawn. He said: "I hoped it would provoke debate about gun culture - art is always about contemporary matters. "The gun was discreetly hidden and I do not think anyone would be able to get to it easily." City Gallery spokesman Simon Sykes said the piece had been withdrawn for legal reasons but would be reinstated as soon as Mr Thornley provided written confirmation that the gun was a replica. For the full story - click the title Irish Art