An artist’s penis-shaped ammunition and gun sculpture saw him beaten up by overzealous security guards, it has been alleged.

Bengt Andersson, 73, was set upon after he retrieved his creation from his case at an art show at the Rönnquist and Rönnquist gallery in Malmö, Sweden, he told newspaper Sydsvenskan daily.

A security team had been protecting Lars Vilks, who is famous for causing outrage after depicting Muslim prophet Muhammad, when they reportedly felt a threat coming from Mr Andersson.

Once they saw the imitation gun and penis-shaped bullets they jumped into action.


‘I had no idea that Vilks was there,’ Mr Andersson said. ‘How was I supposed to know that?’

Bengt Andersson’s gun sculpture had penis shaped bullets (Picture: YouTube)

‘I just wanted to show off my art.’



A severely bruised Mr Andersson was reportedly dragged out of the exhibit after suffering the beating and then taken to hospital.

Police did not have any sympathy for the artist and instead locked him up for five hours after he had been released by doctors.

‘When they see a weapon they have to intervene like this to protect this subject [Vilks] who is subject to a high level of threat,’ a police official said.

Mr Andersson has now filed an excessive violence complaint against the guards.