Crooked and Obscene
{{Short description|Political artwork}}
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Crooked and Obscene is a nude artwork depicting Donald Trump.{{Cite news |date=2024-09-30 |title='Crooked and obscene': Donald Trump's naked statue is back. Who makes these installations? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/crooked-and-obscene-donald-trumps-naked-statue-is-back-who-makes-these-installations/articleshow/113824212.cms |access-date=2024-10-31 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=2024-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001230822/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/crooked-and-obscene-donald-trumps-naked-statue-is-back-who-makes-these-installations/articleshow/113824212.cms |url-status=live }} It has been installed in multiple cities in the United States.
Description
The statue is a nude depicting Donald Trump.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-01 |title=Mystery after 6,000-lb nude Trump statue vanishes from Vegas road overnight |url=https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-statue-las-vegas-vanishes-b2622004.html |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=2024-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006140309/https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-statue-las-vegas-vanishes-b2622004.html |url-status=live }} It is 43 feet tall and weighs 6,000 pounds.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-10-04 |title=Naked Donald Trump statue moves along after display in Phoenix |url=https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/naked-donald-trump-statue-display-phoenix |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=FOX 10 Phoenix |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008221029/https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/naked-donald-trump-statue-display-phoenix |url-status=live }} It is made of foam and metal rebar.{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Helen Rummel and Jose R. |title=Where is nude Trump statue going? Taken down in Phoenix soon after its appearance |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2024/10/04/nude-trump-statue-disappeared-as-fast-as-it-came-to-phoenix-where-is-it/75516483007/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009055942/https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2024/10/04/nude-trump-statue-disappeared-as-fast-as-it-came-to-phoenix-where-is-it/75516483007/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-01 |title=What about crowd size? 43ft nude Trump statue erected along Las Vegas highway |url=https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-statue-las-vegas-b2621300.html |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=2024-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002053850/https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-statue-las-vegas-b2621300.html |url-status=live }} The artist has said the work "serves as a commentary on the transparency— or lack thereof— in politics, challenging viewers to think critically about political influence", according to KTNV-TV.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-30 |title=43-foot nude Donald Trump statue towers I-15 in Las Vegas commenting on 'political power and leadership' |url=https://www.ktnv.com/news/43-foot-nude-donald-trump-statue-towers-i-15-in-las-vegas-commenting-on-political-power-and-leadership |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Channel 13 Las Vegas News KTNV |language=en |archive-date=2024-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004063411/https://www.ktnv.com/news/43-foot-nude-donald-trump-statue-towers-i-15-in-las-vegas-commenting-on-political-power-and-leadership |url-status=live }}
History
The statue has been installed in multiple cities in the United States, including: Detroit;{{Cite web |last=Witsil |first=Frank |title=Naked, 43-foot Trump sculpture goes up in Detroit, turning heads, sparking laughter |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/10/10/naked-donald-trump-sculpture-detroit-art/75605209007/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Mackay |first=Hannah |title=Naked, 43-foot sculpture of Trump on display at Detroit art park |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2024/10/10/naked-43-foot-sculpture-of-trump-on-display-at-detroit-art-park/75610464007/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US}} Las Vegas;{{Cite news |last=Helmore |first=Edward |date=2024-10-01 |title=Nevada Republicans dismiss 43ft nude Trump effigy as ‘deplorable’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/01/naked-trump-statue-nevada-republicans |access-date=2024-10-31 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |last=Limehouse |first=Jonathan |title=43-foot, nude statue of Trump near Las Vegas interstate called 'deplorable' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/10/01/trump-vegas-statue-condemned/75467070007/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005091954/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/10/01/trump-vegas-statue-condemned/75467070007/ |url-status=live }} Madison, Wisconsin;{{Cite web |last=Roche |first=Mariana La |date=2024-10-27 |title=Giant nude Trump statue makes Wisconsin stop on anonymous art tour |url=https://www.wisn.com/article/giant-nude-trump-statue-wisconsin-stop-on-anonymous-art-tour/62727839 |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=WISN |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Chad |date=2024-10-26 |title=43-foot-tall statue depicting nude Trump goes up in Madison |url=https://www.wkow.com/news/politics/43-foot-tall-statue-depicting-nude-trump-goes-up-in-madison/article_00029b1e-93b5-11ef-a722-c3d8752bb5ad.html |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=WKOW |language=en}} Phoenix, Arizona;{{Cite web |title=Giant nude Trump effigy on display behind Phoenix dispensary - Axios Phoenix |url=https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2024/10/03/nude-trump-effigy-phoenix-las-vegas}} and Philadelphia.{{Cite web |last=Terruso |first=Julia |date=2024-10-31 |title=There’s a giant statue of a naked Donald Trump in Juniata Park |url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/naked-donald-trump-statue-juniata-park-20241031.html |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Inquirer.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-11-01 |title=43ft nude Trump statue pops up again in swing state and local GOP leader isn’t happy |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-nude-statue-philadelphia-swing-state-b2639557.html |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=The Independent |language=en}}
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Category:American political satire
Category:Statues of Donald Trump
Category:Nude sculptures in the United States
Category:Outdoor sculptures in Arizona
Category:Outdoor sculptures in Michigan
Category:Outdoor sculptures in Nevada
Category:Outdoor sculptures in Philadelphia
Category:Outdoor sculptures in Wisconsin