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Next week, the world's most prestigious contemporary art fair Art Basel will be opening its doors. Here's a sneak preview of what is likely going to be the most talked about exhibit (via Weltwoche.ch):You're right, it's an inconspicious looking piece of soap. It is the origin of its raw material that makes it rather extraordinary:Apparently, this plain looking piece of soap has been manufactured from the ... uhm, waste from Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's liposuction that the man had performed on him a while ago. The piece of soap is on sale for EUR 15K (ca. $18000) from Italian artist Gianni Motti. Knowing the track record of its originator, I doubt whether it will be very effective in its primary purpose.

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