Vigeland statues censored

The famed Sinnataggen was left alone. PHOTO: Nordby, Carl Martin

Someone had had enough of nudity. PHOTO: Roald, Berit.

The famed nude statues that fill the Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo were censored overnight.

Early morning strollers in Oslo's famous park on Thursday could note with surprise that someone had taken the time to hang bars of black paper over every sex organ and buttock cleft in the series of statues on the park bridge.

Only the best known figure, the furious child known as Sinnataggen, was allowed to stay uncovered. All other figures on the bridge, regardless of size or what was exposed, were given the black bars usually seen in censored material.

"There is too much nudity in newspapers and magazines, so here on the bridge the limit has been reached!" read a note left behind from the person or persons who used the cover of night to leave this unique editorial statement on one of Norway's best-known tourist landmarks.

Most passersby took the stunt with a smile but some expressed discontent with the lack of respect show to the artist and his works that are so well known.

Since the story broke on the morning radio news city workers rushed out to restore order as quickly as possible.

Matthew Wills found the unexpected task a bit amusing, but admitted that he could have done without the extra assignment so early on a fine spring morning.

(Aftenposten English Web Desk/NTB)

Source: http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1691701.ece