If you’ve seen Ruben Oastlund‘s The Square you’ll recall that the downfall of Claes Bang‘s “Christian,” curator of Stockholm’s X-Royal art museum, is caused by a risque video ad.
A promotion for an art installation called “The Square,” it shows a very young white ragamuffin blonde girl being blown to bits. The video quickly goes viral for obvious reasons, and before anyone knows it media types, religious figures and Average Joes are calling for Christian’s head.
A similar child-related scandal erupted five or six days ago over a pair of Balenciaga ads that seemed to blend images of little girls with suggestions of BDSM, conveying a perverse and icky mentality that many felt had crossed an ethical line. Teddy bear purses, bondage accessories, etc.
Bakenciaga reps have apologized for both ads and removed them from their social media. Nonetheless angry reactions have resulted in a Balenciaga store in Beverly Hills being trashed and graffiti’ed. Celebrities who’ve promoted Belnciagia product, including Kim Kardashian, Isabelle Huppert and Nicole Kidman, have been pressured to cut ties, etc.
Here’s an 11.29 timeline piece by insider.com’s Samantha Grindell.
The Balenciaga uproar is strikingly similar to the one depicted in The Square…just saying.
