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Entropa, a new art installation on display at the European Council building in Brussels, was meant to be one of those euro-politically correct collaborative efforts by artists from all 27 member states. Instead, Czech artist David Černý made it all by himself with his friends. I can only imagine that they had a lot of fun.

Read more about on the controversial hoax/artwork here (BBC, with pictures) and here (Bruno Waterfield's Telegraph Blog).

So what about Luxembourg? It's depicted as a small lump of gold for sale. Hoping to make a bargain, I tried calling the phone no. on the "for sale" sign, but it's apparently not valid.

From the "brochure" (PDF):

Yet who will notice that it is not precious metal, but just the work of artists and their special effects? We readily place our faith in the stock exchange and banks, but often harbour suspicions about art. We remain suspicious right up to the moment that art is transformed into financial worth. And if anyone chooses to view the whole thing as a comment on Luxembourg’s status within Europe, they may well be right.

Oh well, I thought it was supposed to tell us something about Luxembourg's real estate prices.