Italy's Least Wanted Painting

Why on earth would Italy reject this? Who wouldn't want a painting of an acupunctured Greek statue who is protected by the pink Power Ranger as he gazes fondly at his Elvis picture?

In other news, gmail knows me too well... one of its suggested links in my inbox is The Grouchy Grammarian. Yes, google is probably planning world domination; no, I don't really mind.