Urban Intervention of the Day: Austrian artist Werner Reiterer’s “Street Chandelier.”
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“Miami artist Enrique Gomez De Molina created stunning sculptures made up of a mix of taxidermied parts from different animals. Problem was he was illegally importing parts from endangered species and was arrested on the charges in late November. This morning De Molina plead guilty and could face up to five years in jail and a quarter million in fines.
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De Molina imported parts from whole cobras, pangolins, hornbills, and the skulls of babirusa and orangutans from areas all over the world including Bali, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Canada, and China” (Munzenrieder, Miami New Times)