Zidane "headbutt" statue angers officials
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October 24, 2012, Wednesday
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A ROW is simmering over a giant bronze sculpture depicting French footballer Zinedine Zidane's infamous headbutt on Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final, which has been placed outside the Pompidou Arts Centre in Paris.
The five-meter tall statue is the work of French, Algerian-born artist Adel Abdessemed, who is being honoured by the Pompidou with a retrospective on his work from October to January. But the statue has its critics.
"By choosing this provocative image, the artist has deliberately opted to ignore all your talents and all the positive emotions that you were able to share with the people of our country," the national association of local French football officials wrote to Zidane. Pompidou Centre chief Alain Seban expressed shock at the complaints, saying that they amounted to an attempt to censure artistic creativity.
Zidane's headbutt on Materazzi, who had provoked him, came during extra time in the 2006 final in Berlin with the sides tied at 1-1. He was red carded and Italy won the Cup.
The five-meter tall statue is the work of French, Algerian-born artist Adel Abdessemed, who is being honoured by the Pompidou with a retrospective on his work from October to January. But the statue has its critics.
"By choosing this provocative image, the artist has deliberately opted to ignore all your talents and all the positive emotions that you were able to share with the people of our country," the national association of local French football officials wrote to Zidane. Pompidou Centre chief Alain Seban expressed shock at the complaints, saying that they amounted to an attempt to censure artistic creativity.
Zidane's headbutt on Materazzi, who had provoked him, came during extra time in the 2006 final in Berlin with the sides tied at 1-1. He was red carded and Italy won the Cup.
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