Artist Andrei Molodkin says he has covered 25 copies of Spare with human blood, which he will put on display today before selling just days before the King's coronation.
Molodkin said some of the blood donated for the artwork has now been used to create his"alternative Spare" books, which will be available to buy from 2 May - four days before theThe artist says any money raised from the sale will be donated to Afghan charities.
After going on display in Windsor on Saturday, a spokesman for Molodkin said the blood-covered books will be available to buy at a/political, the art and activist body, in Kennington, London, on 2 May.faced criticism for revealing in his memoir that he killed 25 Taliban fighters while serving with the British army in Afghanistan. He wrote that it"wasn't a number that gave me any satisfaction... but neither was it a number that made me feel ashamed".
The artist, who used to serve in the Soviet Army, said the blood was donated by Afghans in France and the UK and he explained to all the donors how it would be used.To coincide with the World Cup in Qatar last December, Andrei Molodkin unveiled a replica of the World Cup trophy that slowly filled with crude oil.
In May last year, Molodkin showcased a glass portrait of Vladimir Putin which was filled with the blood of Ukrainian soldiers. An image of the artwork was said to have been live-streamed near Moscow's Red Square as Mr Putin oversaw Russia's Victory Day parade
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