{"id":872,"date":"2008-09-01T09:50:45","date_gmt":"2008-09-01T16:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2008\/09\/the-model-with-the-golden-arm\/"},"modified":"2008-09-03T23:51:06","modified_gmt":"2008-09-04T06:51:06","slug":"the-model-with-the-golden-arm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2008\/09\/01\/the-model-with-the-golden-arm\/","title":{"rendered":"The Model With The Golden Arm"},"content":{"rendered":"

from The UK Telegraph<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Solid gold statue of Kate Moss unveiled at British Museum<\/span><\/p>\n

A solid gold statue of supermodel Kate Moss worth \u00a31.5 million is being unveiled in the British Museum today.<\/h2>\n

By Sarah Knapton<\/span><\/p>\n

\"First<\/p>\n

First glimpse of a solid gold statue of Kate Moss by artist Marc Quinn<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Photo: PA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Siren is the work of artist Marc Quinn whose most famous sculpture was Alison Lapper Pregnant which appeared on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square<\/p>\n

His sculpture of Moss said to be the largest gold statue to be made in the world since the time of Ancient Egypt.<\/p>\n

Speaking about choosing the supermodel as a subject, Quinn said: \u201cI thought the next thing to do would be to make a sculpture of the person who\u2019s the ideal beauty of the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 50kg statue will be displayed in the Nereid Gallery of the British Museum, alongside other statues such as Crouching Venus, a Hellenistic model of Venus surprised while bathing.<\/p>\n

Quinn\u2019s latest work, which shows Moss in a yoga pose, is part of a collection, entitled Statuephilia, by contemporary artists going on display at the British Museum.<\/p>\n

It is the second time the London-born artist has used the model as his muse. He previously created Sphinx, a white-painted bronze sculpture of the fashion icon.<\/p>\n

Quinn is also known for Self, a bust of his head made from eight pints of his own frozen blood.<\/p>\n

Other artists exhibiting include Damien Hirst and Angel of the North creator Anthony Gormley.<\/p>\n

[ click to continue reading at The Telegraph<\/a> ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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