Danish Artist Unveils Provocative Sculpture Depicting Naked Trump at European Parliament

New-Delhi: A striking and provocative artwork depicting US President Donald Trump completely naked and covered in 23-karat gold has been unveiled at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Created by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt, an 8.5-foot-tall statue is titled “The Orange Plague” and shows a nude Trump sitting on the shoulders of a smaller, frail man who appears to struggle under his weight. Trump is depicted holding a golf club in one hand and a small set of scales representing justice in the other. Inscribed at the base: “The King of Injustice”. It reads: “I am sitting on the back of a man. He is sinking under my burden. I will do anything to help him. Except stepping down from his back.” Galschiøt said that the sculpture was a “satirical outcry” against the volatility of American foreign and green policy. “Trump represents one of the greatest threats to the rule-based world order, democratic values, and our common effort to solve the climate crisis,” he said in a statement. “We must address this issue and stand together against such destructive influence.” The installation is supposed to remain in Strasbourg through to Thursday. It will again appear at the UN COP31 Climate Conference in Turkey, in November, when the artist will distribute 3D-printed miniature replicas to delegates. Jens is a prominent sculptor well known for his political commentary through art. He is best known for his work ‘Pillar of Shame ’-a series of sculptures depicting eight-metre-high, twisted human bodies. It was unveiled just ahead of the handover of Hong Kong to China from British Rule, as a protest against China’s crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. This recent sculpture also bears a resemblance to, or draws inspiration from, the artist’s earlier work, Survival of the Fattest, which shows a starved boy carrying an overweight woman as a visual metaphor for global inequality.