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yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts) Fri Jul 17, 2020, 06:43 PM Jul 2020

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Artists install anti-Trump living statues around DC

Living statues were installed around Washington, D.C. on Friday depicting President Trump as a "destroyer of civil rights and liberties."

A group of artists known as the Trump Statue Initiative is behind the installations, including one that depicts Trump holding up a Bible while Black Lives Matters protesters are beaten and another showing him telling a masked child to "go back to school" while holding a golf club.

"The concept is that the history he's painting of himself right now, where his narcissistic or racist or self-serving moments abound, this is what he's leaving us with," filmmaker Bryan Buckley told The Hill. Buckley, who was nominated for an Oscar this year, curated the three installations that went up around D.C. on Friday.

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Artists install anti-Trump living statues around DC (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper Jul 2020 OP

LOVE THIS...... a kennedy Jul 2020 #1

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Jul 2020 #2

The third statue is that of Bunker Baby clutching a teddy bear in his underground hovel . . . Journeyman Jul 2020 #3

Oooo, someone is really, really, not going to like this! intheflow Jul 2020 #7

Why is there a computer in his bunker? He can't use it. Maru Kitteh Jul 2020 #10

Probably being used as a baby monitor . . . Journeyman Jul 2020 #12

I can see that. Makes sense. Maru Kitteh Jul 2020 #13

Donald's 'Traitor Bear keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #20

Too bad social media didn't lable him as hiding is his Spider Hole. WyattKansas Jul 2020 #29

HOT DAMN!!! Leghorn21 Jul 2020 #4

Make that 2!! onetexan Jul 2020 #26

Ah! The POWER of art! Newest Reality Jul 2020 #5

Out-f'ing-standing! intheflow Jul 2020 #6

These are great, and you have to love that Bunker Boy Totally Tunsie Jul 2020 #8

amazing. Whatever he puts out...comes right back at him stillcool Jul 2020 #9

Kick dalton99a Jul 2020 #11

Brilliant!!! (except for not physically distancing grrrrrrr) diva77 Jul 2020 #14

What is a living statue? jmbar2 Jul 2020 #15

Yes. BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #19

first saw them in Paris and Germany, 2001. jaxexpat Jul 2020 #23

I first saw them in Europe in 1997 BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #24

I've worked near or with a lot of them TlalocW Jul 2020 #30

Fantastic! I hope this gets some major news coverage! Thanks for posting it. Brother Mythos Jul 2020 #16

KnR..nt N_E_1 for Tennis Jul 2020 #17

Fabulous malaise Jul 2020 #18

Sorry to nitpick, but Lord Ludd Jul 2020 #21

Every city in the USA needs a few of these. Tommymac Jul 2020 #22

Well done! K&R for visibility. crickets Jul 2020 #25

Wow! Love New Yorkers! Cha Jul 2020 #27

Great now all we need is a good song about this. Maybe ask the Sinatra family for their rights to Oppaloopa Jul 2020 #28

a kennedy

(29,723 posts)

1. LOVE THIS......

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 06:45 PM

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tblue37

(65,502 posts)

2. K&R for visibility. nt

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Fri Jul 17, 2020, 06:49 PM

Jul 2020

Journeyman

(15,042 posts)

3. The third statue is that of Bunker Baby clutching a teddy bear in his underground hovel . . .

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 06:59 PM

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intheflow

(28,506 posts)

7. Oooo, someone is really, really, not going to like this!

Reply to Journeyman (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 07:11 PM

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Maru Kitteh

(28,344 posts)

10. Why is there a computer in his bunker? He can't use it.

Reply to Journeyman (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 07:15 PM

Jul 2020

But - VERY WELL DONE!

Journeyman

(15,042 posts)

12. Probably being used as a baby monitor . . .

Reply to Maru Kitteh (Reply #10)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 07:18 PM

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Maru Kitteh

(28,344 posts)

13. I can see that. Makes sense.

Reply to Journeyman (Reply #12)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 07:21 PM

Jul 2020

keithbvadu2

(36,962 posts)

20. Donald's 'Traitor Bear

Reply to Journeyman (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 08:27 PM

Jul 2020

Donald's 'Traitor Bear'.

WyattKansas

(1,648 posts)

29. Too bad social media didn't lable him as hiding is his Spider Hole.

Reply to Journeyman (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 18, 2020, 05:55 PM

Jul 2020

Like when Saddam was pulled out looking like a wreck.

Leghorn21

(13,527 posts)

4. HOT DAMN!!!

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 07:02 PM

Jul 2020

MARVELOUS!!!

onetexan

(13,071 posts)

26. Make that 2!!

Reply to Leghorn21 (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 09:36 PM

Jul 2020

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)

5. Ah! The POWER of art!

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 07:09 PM

Jul 2020

intheflow

(28,506 posts)

6. Out-f'ing-standing!

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 07:10 PM

Jul 2020

That second one is horrifyingly accurate.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)

8. These are great, and you have to love that Bunker Boy

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 07:11 PM

Jul 2020

is installed in front of tRump International Hotel.

stillcool

(32,626 posts)

9. amazing. Whatever he puts out...comes right back at him

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 07:12 PM

Jul 2020

but oozing with class, and beauty, and humanity.

dalton99a

(81,637 posts)

11. Kick

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Fri Jul 17, 2020, 07:15 PM

Jul 2020

diva77

(7,667 posts)

14. Brilliant!!! (except for not physically distancing grrrrrrr)

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 07:21 PM

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jmbar2

(4,910 posts)

15. What is a living statue?

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 07:30 PM

Jul 2020

People posing as statues?

BigmanPigman

(51,642 posts)

19. Yes.

Reply to jmbar2 (Reply #15)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 08:02 PM

Jul 2020

Usually they are all white to look like marble. I am sure you have seen them.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_statue

There are some photos at the link...

jaxexpat

(6,862 posts)

23. first saw them in Paris and Germany, 2001.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #19)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 09:15 PM

Jul 2020

Very hot job in July DC I'll wager.

BigmanPigman

(51,642 posts)

24. I first saw them in Europe in 1997

Reply to jaxexpat (Reply #23)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 09:29 PM

Jul 2020

then I started seeing them here.

TlalocW

(15,392 posts)

30. I've worked near or with a lot of them

Reply to jaxexpat (Reply #23)

Sat Jul 18, 2020, 07:42 PM

Jul 2020

When I would busk by twisting balloons or hired for a large event. One fellow busker had a lot of props you could put in his hands and then make him pose how you wanted for a picture. Another time at a party for WWII vets had a Statue of Liberty living statue.

TlalocW

Brother Mythos

(1,442 posts)

16. Fantastic! I hope this gets some major news coverage! Thanks for posting it.

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Fri Jul 17, 2020, 07:34 PM

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N_E_1 for Tennis

(9,788 posts)

17. KnR..nt

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Fri Jul 17, 2020, 07:42 PM

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malaise

(269,219 posts)

18. Fabulous

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Fri Jul 17, 2020, 07:54 PM

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Rec

Lord Ludd

(585 posts)

21. Sorry to nitpick, but

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 08:38 PM

Jul 2020

the dates are wrong.

Should be 2017-2021. (Unless Trump quits or is forced to resign or gets Covid & dies before the end of the year.)

Tommymac

(7,263 posts)

22. Every city in the USA needs a few of these.

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 09:07 PM

Jul 2020

Every town too.

crickets

(25,987 posts)

25. Well done! K&R for visibility.

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Fri Jul 17, 2020, 09:34 PM

Jul 2020

Cha

(297,810 posts)

27. Wow! Love New Yorkers!

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Sat Jul 18, 2020, 05:28 PM

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Oppaloopa

(867 posts)

28. Great now all we need is a good song about this. Maybe ask the Sinatra family for their rights to

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Sat Jul 18, 2020, 05:43 PM

Jul 2020

the song What is American to me. To words like all races and religions show churches set on fire or shooting in Synagogues Kids in cages . Peaceful protesters being maced or grabbed right off the streets. That's America to me. We can shame them. To younger people someone could link the song. This song was said to help in civil rights.

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