A large, pink, inflatable man, created by the Chinese contemporary artist Yue Minjun, has divided opinion in a small town in Wales.
The 13-meter- tall inflatable, which depicts the artist himself laughing, while leaning on all fours on a big, white ball, has been displayed on the front lawn of a school in the town of Ruthin since June 24. “The image represents the boredom of Chinese society during the rise of consumerism and economic reform in the early 1990s,” the centuries-old Ruthin School said in a post on Facebook.
A local resident, who didn’t want to be named, told CNN the inflatable is “absolutely wonderful,” noting that it has been “produced by a world-renowned artist” and has therefore “been a fantastic advertising focal point” for the town, which is about 150 miles north of the Welsh capital, Cardiff. The resident added that while “there have been mixed opinions,” they consider the installation “fantastic.
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