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World headlines up cat-copter installation art price to Rs 70 L
June 06, 2012

The value of Orvillecopter, a Dutch work of art transforming a dead cat into a remote controlled helicopter, has surged by almost tenfold after generating both
headlines and criticism worldwide. Bart Jansen, who turning his dead pet cat Orville into a helicopter by attaching motors and propellers, had originally
put a price tag of EUR 12,500 (Rs 8,68,000) on his art work, which was on display in an art fair in Amsterdam. 

 

The flying cat, which hogged headlines worldwide, has also been heavily criticised by Dutch animal lovers and the gallery that exhibits it has been daubed with graffiti saying "kill the animal killers". 

 

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