Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg caused a stir on Wednesday after sharing an image on Instagram of a 7-foot-tall statue resembling his wife, Priscilla Chan. The statue, commissioned by Zuckerberg, was created by New York artist Daniel Arsham and placed next to a tree in a lush garden.
In the Instagram post, Chan, seen drinking coffee from a mug that matches the statue's color, playfully commented, "The more of me, the merrier?" The statue's design, with its flowing silver attire, looks like a cross between ancient Roman sculpture and the T-1000 from "Terminator 2." According to Zuckerberg, the inspiration came from the former: he captioned the photo with, "Bringing back the Roman tradition of making sculptures of your wife."
The sculpture features a reflective silver cloak draped around a blue-green figure, reminiscent of a softened and aged version of the oxidized copper of the Statue of Liberty in New York City. The statue's striking color and size have led to a flurry of online comparisons to characters from "Avatar" and jokes about Zuckerberg being "husband of the year."
Zuckerberg and Chan met in 2003, when they were both students at Harvard. They have been married since 2012 and have three daughters.
Arsham works across a variety of disciplines, including sculpture, architecture, drawing, and film, to explore his concept of "fictitious archaeology." He recently opened the exhibition "Phases" at Fotografiska in New York earlier this year and has long been represented by Perrotin. Last month, Arsham was accused of violating national labor laws by employees at his studio, according to a complaint filed with the National Labor Relations Board.
Source: Artnet News