Cockerel Dance

On Tuesday morning, South African artist Steven Cohen got out of a car near the Eiffel Tower and did a piece of performance art which involved him, dressed in a bird outfit, dancing around with a cockerel tied by a ribbon to his dangly bit. After ten minutes, the police arrested him and charged him with indecent exposure. His lawyer is now protesting, saying: "It’s a disgrace. With this performance, Steven Cohen wanted to evoke his situation, split between two countries." Makes perfect sense to me. [thelocal.fr]

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Posted By: Alex - Wed Sep 11, 2013
Category: Performance Art

Comments

He just chose the wrong spot to perform his act. Had he done it on the square in front of the Pompidoleum (the one with the Niki de Saint Phalle (sic - and the surname isn't even a stage name!) fountain), chances are nobody would've batted an eyelid.

Posted by Richard Bos on 09/11/13 at 09:40 AM

Better than the little "deaf" girls around the Paris tourist attractions who persist in getting a signature on a petition and demand a donation to go away. (I usually put my hand over my mouth and ask to see their "nenes". The look of anger on their faces is priceless.)

Posted by KDP on 09/11/13 at 12:56 PM

I blame things like this on all the crazy Europeans similar to Expat .. hehe :cheese:

Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 09/11/13 at 01:19 PM

Hay! Who you calling a European you.... you.... Midwestener you!

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 09/11/13 at 01:45 PM

WHAT tastes 'like chicken'?

Posted by tadchem on 09/11/13 at 02:37 PM

Cock a doodle FAIL !!??

Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 09/11/13 at 04:23 PM

And it wasn't even an American for them to sneer at!

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/11/13 at 11:34 PM

That "deaf" scam is used in Sweden alot too, usually by beggers up from the Balkan countries.

Posted by F.U.D. on 09/12/13 at 07:30 AM

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