Photo: Radomir Lazović
The famous artist Andrej Josifovski wrote on the pedestal of the monument in front of the Assembly of Serbia "Mom, how is it that horses rode people?!"
Andrej Josifovski Pianist, known for his unusual and controversial installations and street graffiti, was detained this afternoon in front of the National Assembly building for writing graffiti.
The video of his apprehension was published on social networks.
The pianist wrote on the pedestal of the monument in front of the Assembly "Mom, how is it that horses rode people?!".
The pianist was detained for alleged vandalism, having written "Mom, how come the horses rode people" with removable water color in the Assembly.
There is no vandalism here, except that he should not have insulted the horses by comparing them to politicians in power.
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Radomir Lazović, the first on the "Serbia against violence" list in the republican elections, wrote on Facebook that Josifovski's graffiti was written with artificial snow that is easily and quickly removed.
"The artist Pianista has just been arrested for writing this graffiti with New Year's snow, which is immediately removed, on the pillar of the National Assembly. The police did not stop at the arrest, but tried to hide the graffiti with cardboard. Well, is it possible???
Not to mention the fact that a man was arrested for graffiti, and that one of the SNS stormtroopers attacked me, right on those stairs, after threatening to kill me, and he was not arrested, nor do I know to this day what happened with the application I submitted.
... and while I am writing this, the police are not allowing journalists to film what happened!!!", wrote Lazović.
Two years ago, Josifovski gave a performance to the citizens of Belgrade when he set up a luminous phallus in front of the Belgrade Assembly.
He says that his works are an expression of rebellion, dissatisfaction and struggle. With the projects he dedicated to ecology, he appeals and raises awareness of the importance of recycling, draws attention to problems with landfills, water pollution...
"It all started by accident. All my works are an expression of rebellion, dissatisfaction or struggle. Those works were also something that bothered me and that I would like to change," Josifovski told "Blic" at the time.
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