Underwear is unquestionably an art form,but Belgian artist Jan Bucquoy has taken them to the next level. Bucquoy recently opened a museum that sports dainties from public figures, ranging from Michael Jackson to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose Y-fronts serve as a Napoleon-style hat on his portrait. Bucquoy's museum both celebrates and mocks celebrity culture by showing that beneath their clothes, everybody is just a person wearing underthings.
"If I had portrayed Hitler in his underpants there would not have been a war. I think in this way you can contribute to a better world," Bucquoy told Reuters on Friday.
"If you are scared of someone, just imagine them in their underpants. The hierarchy will fall and you will see that this is a guy like any other. We are all equal, all brothers."
Bucquoy's ultimate "get" for the museum is a pair of the Pope's underthings. I wonder if the Pope has his underwear made by the same group of little old ladies in Poland who make his lace vestments and altar cloths.....
