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Freedom to Pollute (2002). sculpture by Jens Galschiot.

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English: A 28 foot replica of the Statue of Liberty spilling out smoke from her torch. The smoking statue symbolizes the selfish ‘Freedom To Pollute’ attitude that the richest countries, with the USA at the helm,, flaunted at the Summit.

The City Council of Copenhagen banned the exhibition of the sculpture in the central square of Kongens Nytorv, allegedly for esthetical reasons. However, this argument did not convince the artist, who exclaimed: “This is blatant political obstruction!” and added: “It’s a farce to claim that the world’s most famous sculpture - the symbol for America’s liberty - is in too bad a taste to be exhibited in Copenhagen.”

The sculpture has become the icon at various COPs (UN Climate Conferences)
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