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Bloody public art

Submitted by Nick Toscano on Thu, 15/04/2010 - 17:53
tags: City of Melbourne, climate change, Lord Mayor Robert Doyle, public art, Red Fragments

A provocative piece of public art is set to be installed in Melbourne's CBD.

It's called Red Fragments and bears inscriptions like "blood from a dead baby in Congo" and "blood from a dead seal in Queensland" - intended to be comments on the effects of climate change.

Melbourne's meant to be the arts capital - so does controversial, uncomfortable art have a place on our streets?

Hayley Crane and Amelia Caddy report.

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