joepilsudski: But, I still don't understand: Are these artists upset because the piece of ground used for the statue was supposed to be used for sculpture, or some other art works?...Or are they just hostile to Kaczynski?
Let me try it again. This latest issue I posted has nothing to do with the Kaczyński's bust in the city of Wołomin. This is about an art exhibition in the city of Toruń. I brought those two issues together to demonstrate the common running theme: the unfair appropriation either of the public space (Wołomin) or the public institution (Toruń). In the first case the people in power disregarded the rules of the city council decision making. In the second case the curator used the artists works under false pretence to illustrate his own private political views, contrary to those of the artists.
There is also a case of General Petelicki, the former commander of the Special Operation Force GROM, who found himself - without his prior knowledge and agreement - a member of a Honorary Committee of so-called Independence March to be taken place on November 11, 2011. Although he is a general supporter of youth patriotic movements, he does not like to have his name to be used for political reasons. Accordingly, he wrote a letter to the March organizers demanding this:
I categorically do not wish my name to be used for the political battle with which I have nothing in common. I have worked hard over the years for my reputation of GROM's general and I will defend it! So please withdraw my name from the Honorary Committee of the Independence March.
Translated from: http://marszniepodleglosci.pl/2011/10/31/list-generala-petelickiego/
So the common theme at those three cases is: misappropriation of power, misappropriation of intellectual property, misappropriation of a good name.
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