Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Brisbane officials get bootylicious for art

We all gloat when politicians make asses of themselves, but officials in the small city of Brisbane took things to another level when they agreed to let an artist imprint their derrieres on seat cushions for an exhibit.

May is the last month to assess "Seats of Power" at Brisbane's City Hall, an installation by Beth Grossman. She persuaded the mayor, the fire chief and a bunch more bun broadcasters to pose their posteriors for images she emblazoned on cushions that were then, ah, mounted on the wall.

For the full story on my San Jose Culture Examiner page, CLICK HERE

Go on, get off your seat.

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