Salvini zombie-shooting sculpture sparks controversy at Naples exhibition

A sculpture by Neapolitan artist Salvatore Scuotto, titled 'La pacchia è finita!', depicts League leader Matteo Salvini shooting zombie-like migrants with an oversized pistol, with the words 'Game Over' emerging from the gun. The work was part of the group exhibition 'Virginem=Partena' at Nabi Interior Design gallery in Naples, featuring artists MoraleS (Salvatore Scuotto), Emanuele Scuotto, Marcello Silvestre, and Pasquale Manzo. Scuotto stated he created the piece while Salvini was still Interior Minister, criticizing his political message as infantile and comparing it to a video game. Salvini responded on Facebook, calling the sculpture 'a real piece of trash' and 'incitement to hatred and violence,' expressing his preference for traditional Neapolitan nativity scenes. Scuotto, who runs the workshop La Scarabattola with his brother Emanuele and collaborates with the Giffoni Film Festival, is also a proponent of nativity art. The article questions whether such provocative art is counterproductive, as it may fuel victimhood and provide free publicity to its targets.