Artist Marco Evaristti's exhibition in Copenhagen aimed to provoke societal awareness of animal cruelty in the pork industry by displaying three live piglets in shopping carts. The display faced immediate backlash, including death threats against Evaristti for his plans to let the piglets starve, emphasizing Denmark's high piglet mortality rates. However, the exhibition ended abruptly when a member of Evaristti's team secretly removed the piglets, leading to mixed feelings about the intentions behind the provocative art and raising questions about animal rights and ethical practices in art.
Denmark, a leading pork exporter, has a piglet mortality rate of about 23% in the first weeks of life, which amounts to over 25,000 deaths daily.
The artist Marco Evaristti's controversial exhibition aimed to showcase the cruelty in the pork industry but faced immediate backlash and public outrage.
Evaristti intended for the piglets to starve to death to raise awareness about animal cruelty, stating, 'I wanted the people in Denmark to see how a piglet starves to death.'
Evaristti’s exhibit 'And Now You Care?' sparked fierce criticism, and when the piglets vanished, it revealed complexities about animal rights and artistic expression.
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