43-foot-tall n@k£d Donald Trump puppet debuts in Las Vegas (photos)

A new art installation depicting Donald Trump as a n@kd, 43-foot-tall puppet has gone up in Las Vegas. Made of foam over rebar and weighing approximately 6,000 pounds, the gigantic n@ked Trump will travel the United States as part of the Crooked and Obscene Tour. According to the tours organizers, portraying Trump in the nude is intentional, serving as a bold statement on transparency, vulnerability, and the public personas of political figures. They also aim to spark conversation about transparencyor lack thereofin politics, challenging viewers to think critically about political influence, according to press materials. Those who cant make it to Las Vegas will have opportunity to see it on tour stops at other locations across the United States. This isnt the first time a nude statute of Trump has appeared in public, though the current one dwarfs the previous one. In 2016 Joshua Ginger Monroe was hired at the art collective INDECLINE to create five life-size naked statues of the former president as part of a project called The Emperor Has No Balls. The statues were put up without permits at locations in Seattle, New York City, Cleveland, Los Angeles and San Francisco; naturally they were soon removed by police. See photos of the latest Trump puppet below. The post 43-foot-tall n@kd Donald Trump puppet debuts in Las Vegas (photos) appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.