Nappy art work gets Vietnam ban

The Vietnamese authorities have banned from an art exhibition a giant baby's nappy made out of police uniforms.

The sculpture - about two metres high - was on show in Hanoi for two days before officials demanded its removal.



Artist Truong Tan deliberately makes the connection between the absorbent properties of babies' nappies and the pockets of policemen.

The work is called Hidden Beauty, and there is no doubt about it - it is a giant nappy, or diaper.

All cultural events in Vietnam need to be approved in advance by the Ministry of Culture - and this one was.

Art exhibition organisers have to send a photo of each work and also a description of it by the artist to the ministry's Art Institute 10 days in advance.