Mark Zuckerberg has surprised by ordering A giant sculpture of his wife.Priscilla Chan.
In a photo of the statue posted on Instagram, the Facebook CEO and co-founder said he was “reviving the Roman tradition of making sculptures of his wife.”
The large sculpture was made by Daniel Arsham, a New York-based artist who has collaborated with brands such as Tiffany and Dior. Chan is depicted in green and appears to be walking, with a large silver cape floating behind her.
Zuckerberg’s photo shows Chan standing next to the statue, which appears to be about 2 metres tall and has been placed under a tree. In the comments, Chan wrote: “The more of me, the better?” along with the heart emoji.
People magazine, which declared Zuckerberg, who is “the ultimate wife man!”, reported that in Roman times, statues were sometimes made to honor deceased loved ones or to “reference important relatives and make meaningful associations.”
The statue received a mostly positive response from Zuckerberg’s supporters.
“OMG what a beautiful, lucky girl,” one person wrote, while the account “The lifestyle of billionaires”who posts photos of rich people and expensive things, posted: “This needs to be in a museum,” accompanied by applause and fire emojis.
However, not everyone was impressed. Andrew Mwangi wrote: “This is the most billionaire thing he’s ever done,” and one user named deviletter said: “Wow! This is pretty unflattering.”
Zuckerberg did not post the photo on Facebook, although he did publish it recently. A video of him surfing while wearing a tuxedo and holding an American flag.
