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Key FactsGilded Trump satire unveiled at European Parliament in Strasbourg
Oct 7, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
- The sculpture shows Trump naked on a much smaller man’s shoulders, holding a golf club, globe-shaped ball, and scales.
- The base labels Trump king of injustice, while a satirical pledge depicts him refusing to leave the man’s back.
- Galschiøt described the work as a satirical outcry against the volatility of America’s climate and foreign policies.
- It should remain in Strasbourg through Thursday; a November showing at COP31 in Turkey with 3D replicas for delegates is planned.
"Trump represents one of the greatest threats to the rule-based world order, democratic values, and our common effort to solving the climate crisis," he said in a statement.— Jens Galschiøt, Danish sculptor, in a statement about The Orange Plague installation and its message
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Key Facts‘The Orange Plague’ unveiled at European Parliament in Strasbourg
Oct 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: euronews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: euronews.com
- The 2.6-metre sculpture depicts naked Donald Trump holding a golf club and scales while sitting on a smaller man’s back.
- Artist Jens Galschiøt says the work was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Emperor’s New Clothes and criticizes Trump’s climate and foreign policies.
- Visitors receive 3D-printed miniatures; Galschiøt says he distributed around 20,000 copies to visitors and Parliament staff.
- After earlier displays in Copenhagen and Belém, Galschiøt plans another exhibition at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, next month.
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