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An artists' group, criticized as vandals for dumping the bust of an 18th-century king into Copenhagen Harbor, says it wanted to draw attention to Denmark's role in slave trading

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Tags: denmark.copenhagen, protests, vandalism, statues, slavery, colonialism, royal families, oldenburg royals, frederick v, collectives.art, trade.slave, author.cara buckley, source.the new york times, paywall
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/arts/design/frederik-v-bust-denmark.html

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Title
The Sinking of a Bust Surfaces a Debate Over Denmark's Past
Published
Feb 9 2021
Word count
1469 words