Artists at the Minnesota Institute of Arts in Minneapolis have removed two chickens from an exhibit after receiving threats from animal rights activists. The exhibit, An Acre of Art, aimed at exploring the relationship between people and land. A central feature was a long, narrow chicken coop mounted on the wall surrounded by a guilt frame-- with two live chickens inside. The coop also contained a web-cam which provided a contant live feed of the birds on the internet. Today, the coop is still there... as is the camera. But the chickens are gone. Mark Knierim is one of two artists who designed the exhibit. He's on the line now. BACK ANNOUNCE: The rest of the exhibit, An Acre of Art, is still open to the public. You can see it at the Minnesota Institute of Arts in Minneapolis, on their website at www dot artsMIA dot org, or on an acre of land outside Monticello, which will be open November 4th and November 18th.