The strangest Marilyn Monroe picture you'll ever see

[retro ruth]

A 30 foot high statue of Marilyn, in a Chinese rubbish dump.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weird-news/dumped-giant-marilyn-monroe-thrown-out-trash-n135341

 

[themerchantsofvintage]

Bizarre!

 

[sewingmachinegirl]

Thats so weird!! It reminds me of the statue they used in the Movie 'Tommy'

 

[Jonathan]

The Chinese haven't figured out yet that stuff like that sells to private individuals… Here it is when it was installed as a public art piece in Chicago:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...eiled-Chicago-Work-art-perverts-paradise.html

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

One of those "strange but true" photos.

 

[retro ruth]

The Chinese haven't figured out yet that stuff like that sells to private individuals… Here it is when it was installed as a public art piece in Chicago:

I think that's a different piece. That one is by Seward Johnson, and is still in the USA according to wikipedia.

The Chinese one is a copycat, I've just read. It was made by a team of Chinese artists.
http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2014/06/19/marilyn-monroe-statue-china-trash/10901107/

ETA: but you are right Jonathan, someone would buy it!

 

[Jonathan]

The Chinese copy something?

 

[Sky Ranch Vintage]

THANK YOU Jonathan. I knew that was part of an art exhibit, but could't remember where I had seen it. That is the exact picture.

 

[furwise]

Well I'll tell you if I was hanging 30 ft in the air by my skirt on a wire I would not look so happy.....hehe.

 

[BonniesVintageClothesLine]

Oh, my word.....this is a bit bizarre!

 

[Densworth (Denny)]

Is this a real photo?

 

[retro ruth]

Yes!

 

[sarah-jane]

I have a home for that. How much for shipping?

 

[Pinkcoke]

I can just imagine them floating it up to you Sarah on a huge barge like they do the planes....