Artwork in Washington, D.C. must have been waiting: President Donald Trump lifts up a statue of Bitcoin.
The 12-foot tall statue is largely an unknown origin. It suddenly mysteriously arrived outside the Capitol. This splendid gold Trump can be seen in the distance with the Washington Monument when viewed from certain vantage points.
According to ABC’s local Washington branch, its manufacturer is a group of cryptocurrency investors. “The device is designed to inspire dialogue about the future of government-issued currencies and is a symbol of the intersection between modern politics and financial innovation,” Hichem Zaghdoudi, representative of the group, told ABC.
Then, let’s have a conversation about “installation”, which is really just a sculpture. On one hand, I was fascinated by the apparent lack of wrinkles on my sculptured face, the offensive vulnerability of its suit, the weird ridges in its hair, and the unnatural shortage of its arms. If the artist is recommending a distinct American brand for Kitch -la Jeff Koons, maybe these are useful thriving.
But if artists try to blow up Trump’s reputation, and that’s what’s happening here, the work isn’t really convincing. Again, this work is actually all his flaws, which may be the point.
Critics claim Trump’s relationship with cryptocurrencies is flawed in itself. In August, World Liberty Financial, a crypto company founded by the president’s family, revealed plans to sell $1.5 billion in stock. The September launch has led to some pretty good results, but it still prompted some people to wonder how much Trump has made from it all, a concern that has been months since. Regardless, the Trump family has insisted on the value of cryptocurrencies: Eric Trump recently said that cryptocurrencies can “save dollars,” even if some experts say the exact opposite.
Back to sculpture. It comes to Washington, just as the Fed lowers its key interest rates this week. Zaghdoudi, the representative of the group behind the work, said the hope of the work is to “reflect on the growing influence of cryptocurrencies.” However, the critic is more focused on the strange proportions of sculpture.
For the audience, this is some other feed for thinking. This is not the first golden sculpture to find Washington in the second Trump administration, although others seem to treat the president with less respect. One featured a thumb, which seemed to smash the head of the Statue of Liberty. The other has a TV painted gold and decorated with an eagle to match.
