>A NEW art exhibition in west Belfast has explored the strange link between Brexit, national identity and sausages.
>’Brexit Sausage’ by Tokyo-born artist Shiro Masuyama launched at the Cultúrlann yesterday.
>The “social intervention” features giant sculptures of sausages as well as illustrations of a boat trailing sausage-shaped buoys from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
>If the project seems odd, it is worth remembering the inspiration comes from a media furore over a potential “sausage war” between the UK and EU as well as multiple photo shoots featuring the former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the DUP’s Sammy Wilson defiantly brandishing raw sausages.
Allan Preston, 2 December 2022.
How do you know Brexit is making the UK a laughing stock?
The Japanese are ripping the piss *as art*, that’s how!
Wait, this was an episode of _Yes, Minister,_ wasn’t it? Not an actual real life thing?
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>A NEW art exhibition in west Belfast has explored the strange link between Brexit, national identity and sausages.
>’Brexit Sausage’ by Tokyo-born artist Shiro Masuyama launched at the Cultúrlann yesterday.
>The “social intervention” features giant sculptures of sausages as well as illustrations of a boat trailing sausage-shaped buoys from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
>If the project seems odd, it is worth remembering the inspiration comes from a media furore over a potential “sausage war” between the UK and EU as well as multiple photo shoots featuring the former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the DUP’s Sammy Wilson defiantly brandishing raw sausages.
Allan Preston, 2 December 2022.
How do you know Brexit is making the UK a laughing stock?
The Japanese are ripping the piss *as art*, that’s how!
Wait, this was an episode of _Yes, Minister,_ wasn’t it? Not an actual real life thing?
EDIT: found it!
https://youtu.be/sPwQ0PmK9lw?t=01m10s
Good one, you almost had me fooled.