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Title: Gallery urges visitors to strip
Source:
BBC News
URL Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4731531.stm
Published: Jul 30, 2005
Author: BBC
Post Date: 2005-07-30 18:11:32 by robin
Keywords: visitors, Gallery, urges
Views: 54
Comments: 5
The Leopold Museum hosted hundreds of skin-baring sightseers to mark the launch of The Naked Truth, an exhibition of early 1900s erotic art. "We find a naked body every bit as beautiful as a clothed one," museum founder Elisabeth Leopold said. The exhibition in the Austrian capital hosts artworks by Klimt and Schiele. The gallery's commercial director, Peter Weinhaeupl, said he wanted to help people cool off in heat that hit the mid-30s Celsius (mid-90s Fahrenheit). He also said he hoped to create a mini-scandal reminiscent of the shock when the artists first unveiled their risque paintings. Mrs Leopold, who set up the museum with husband Rudolf, added: "If they came only out of lust, we have to accept that. We stand for the truth." One visitor, Mario Vorhemes, 20, wore just a pair of swimming briefs and asked: "What's the big deal? "We're born naked into this world. Why can't we walk around in it without clothes from time to time?"
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A prestigious Vienna art gallery has encouraged art-lovers to strip off, letting naked or scantily-clad visitors in for free. 
"It's a bit of an experiment," he said. "Egon Schiele was a young and wild person in his day. He'd want to be here." 
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#1. To: robin (#0)
Does this guy really need to ask such a question when there are sexually deprived guys like me out here and women like those above wandering around nekkid? How could we concentrate on anything at all other than knocking off a piece in the nearest dark corner?
"But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of." Lord Byron
BTW, I sure wish I could find me a pair of them like those. ;^)
"But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of." Lord Byron
So brush up on art history and fly to Vienna. I think there are Viennas right here in the States too ;)
Easy for you to say. I'm stuck here and no way to know when I'll be getting out more than just running into town. No cash makes it even more difficult.
"But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of." Lord Byron
Throw some paint on the walls and open up an art gallery ;)
"We're born naked into this world. Why can't we walk around in it without clothes from time to time?"
#2. To: robin (#0)
#3. To: BTP Holdings (#2)
One if by land, two if by sea...how many if they are already here?
#4. To: robin (#3)
fly to Vienna. I think there are Viennas right here in the States too ;)
#5. To: BTP Holdings (#4)
One if by land, two if by sea...how many if they are already here?
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