From May to October 2010 in Shanghai will host Expo 2010 world fair, which began to prepare now. Of course, each country strives to make its pavilion as soon as possible for you. Recently, a group of architects BIG from Copenhagen, designed by Hall of Denmark, made a proposal to bring to Shanghai the famous sculpture «Mermaid».

Mermaid sitting on a granite boulder near the embankment Langelini, is considered one of the main symbols of Denmark. Any tourist who arrived in Copenhagen, sought to capture her own background. This small bronze sculpture was created early last century by Edward Eriksenom (Edvard Eriksen), and often suffered from vandals. Why not just do with a poor Mermaid: otpilivali her head and hands, poured paint, put on her veil in protest against Turkey's accession to the European Union ... One sculpture was even part of the installation: artists Elmgrin Michael (Michael Elmgreen) and Ingar Dragset (Ingar Dragset ) put it the mirror and call the resulting song «When a country falls in love herself a». And now it wants to take away from their native country in faraway China. However, just at the time. But too many such intentions do not like.

representative of the right of Danish Dansk Folkeparti Nedgaard Karin (Karin Nødgaard) announced its intention to start a parliamentary debate on the Mermaid. «If you remove the sculpture at a time, visitors to Copenhagen will be disappointed - she said. - We should also think about the entrepreneurs, whose facilities are located on Langelini».

Erling Eriksen (Erling Eriksen), grandson of the sculptor who created Mermaid, said that the heirs of the author also did not agree that the work of their ancestors may soon leave the tridevyat land. However, in the court file, they are not going to: copyrights in this case, no one broke.

Material prepared Yulia Maksimova

Sources: theartnewspaper.com , artinvestment.ru