
In a move reminiscent of Fight Club, artist Gianni Motti managed to purloin the Italian Prime Minister’s body fat after a liposuction at a swiss clinic and used it to make soap. He subsequently sold it for $18,000.
According to Motti, the artwork called Mani Pulite (which means “clean hands” in Italian) expresses opposition to corruption and mafia structures in Italy, as well as his personal opinion of Berlusconi’s policies.
