Nude Stephen Harper portrait is better than we ever imagined

by Miranda Nelson on May 18, 2012 at 2:55 pm
Emperor Haute Couture, oil on canvas, 2011.
Margaret Sullivan

Stephen Harper naked! We honestly never thought we'd be writing those words—let alone with any kind of enthusiasm—but there ya go.

Kingston-based artist Margaret Sutherland has created a nude portrait of Canada's prime minister—and it's kind of totally awesome.

Entitled Emperor Haute Couture, the painting is currently on display until May 29 in the Wilson Room of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library's central branch. No word on whether it will be added to the Canada Science and Technology Museum's Sex: A Tell-all Exhibition.

Want to own this slice of Canadiana? It can be yours for $5,000. Hmm, heritage minister James Moore's birthday is coming up soon…


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whoa
May 18, 2012 at 3:02 pm
Disturbing, but *kind* of awesome.
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jansumi
May 18, 2012 at 3:05 pm
"All the members of the govt have bodies." LOL How i would love to see this join the other portraits of PMs lining the halls of Parliament. With that caption underneath!
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Maya Beckersmith
May 18, 2012 at 3:15 pm
OH MY GOD! This cannot be unseen!
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alphonse
May 18, 2012 at 3:43 pm
Small 'c'conservative
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roach
May 18, 2012 at 4:02 pm
I always knew he was a 'dick'
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judi sommer
May 18, 2012 at 4:49 pm
Yikes! Del Tomaso will be having fits as wellas will Moore. I hope the artist won't count on funding from the latter!
Good to see the metaphor of the Emperor wearing no clothes! Let's hope the voters will see the truth as well!
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Etvlan
May 18, 2012 at 5:19 pm
The painting was made to discourage young people from having sex
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Hunter Nickless
May 18, 2012 at 5:35 pm
That Smirk is killer. Maybe some Tim Horton's dripped - The rod looks a little reddish?
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yuk
May 18, 2012 at 5:52 pm
Any image of the PM is disturbing, seeing him in the nude, in a painting or in a photo makes me throw up. Why can't we ever have a hot looking PM?
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bdubblut
May 18, 2012 at 6:27 pm
Please do not put it on our money!
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Gerry
May 18, 2012 at 6:27 pm
Finally, a paper that will show the penis. Hurray penis.
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OldFraud
May 18, 2012 at 6:37 pm
Instant classic.
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Try to be hard
May 18, 2012 at 6:49 pm
Viagra would only make him taller, not harder
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Jane Baker
May 18, 2012 at 8:08 pm
The "softer" side of the Prime Minister
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fuck off
May 18, 2012 at 8:17 pm
emperor of what? The nude human with his servant around him dicktating laws, economics, country choices, which are for the most part pure crap. Margaret, you just added to my hatred for our piece of ! gov.
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Andrew
May 18, 2012 at 11:37 pm
Now he doesn't have to even take his clothes off when he gets up to screw the average Canadian.
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Natty
May 18, 2012 at 11:42 pm
The painting itself is HILARIOUS. However, one does have to wonder about the artist's, ehm, inspiration. Did she sit there for hours staring at a photo of Harper, undressing him with her eyes? Did she merely use a model with a similar clothed build as Harper to get at that image? Either way, any method that involves bringing a nude Stephen Harper to the public, is bound to leave a person scarred.
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HuckleberryFarper
May 19, 2012 at 3:40 am
Sometimes it is a true gift, this strong stomach of mine....

Nicely done, Ms. Sutherland!!

(if this were made into a t-shirt, Ms. Sutherland would be on easy street for life! How 'bout it, Marg? You'd have a buyer right here!!)
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Alice Muir North
May 19, 2012 at 3:53 am
One mistake....should be a cat there The little pewk likes them more
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Steve Smith
May 19, 2012 at 5:56 am
I hope that is the way he ends up (naked) once he is gone from government after attacking our democracy,environment and Canadians while putting us in debt for ever.
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