A statue of the 45th U.S. President
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
was erected on private land in
Sela pri Kamniku,
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
, in 2019. The approximately wood monument depicted Trump wearing a blue suit and a red tie, with a fierce expression and his right arm raised in a fist.
A mechanism inside the statue allowed the mouth to open, revealing sharp teeth. Tomaz Schlegl, the artist behind the project, said that "Like all populists, the statue has two faces."
The artist intended the statue as "a provocation, because the world is full of populism". Former Slovenian member of parliament Igor Omerza thought it could be seen as a sign of the country's "love-hate" relationship with President Trump, depicting either the raised hand of the
Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty (''Liberty Enlightening the World''; French: ''La Liberté éclairant le monde'') is a List of colossal sculpture in situ, colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the U ...
or the iron fist of a
populist dictator.
After complaints from residents, the statue was relocated to
Moravče. It was vandalised with the addition of a
Hitler moustache, and later burned to the ground by unknown arsonists.
See also
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2019 in art
The year 2019 in art involved various significant events.
Events
*February – Burger King launches an advertising campaign called "Eat Like Andy" in the United States. The television spot which premieres during Super Bowl LIII features archival ...
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Statue of Melania Trump
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The Emperor Has No Balls
''The Emperor Has No Balls'' is a series of sculptures depicting Donald Trump, then the Republican presidential nominee, by the activist art collective Indecline.
Description and history
The five statues were installed in Cleveland, Los Angeles, ...
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References
2019 establishments in Slovenia
2019 sculptures
2019 in politics
Caricatures of presidents of the United States
Destroyed sculptures
Monuments and memorials in Slovenia
Outdoor sculptures
Parodies of Donald Trump
Political art
Statues in Slovenia
Statues of Donald Trump
Vandalized works of art
Wooden sculptures
Burned buildings and structures in Europe
2020 fires in Europe
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