A naked statue of President Donald Trump, set to be auctioned off in New Jersey, is expected to fetch up to $30,000—though not for the reasons you'd expect. This statue is the last of a series of similar works that made waves during the 2016 election, each one popping up in various U.S. cities like New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, giving selfie seekers the perfect opportunity to snap a shot with the Commander in Chief... in his birthday suit.
Created by the activist group INDECLINE, the statues were meant to be a not-so-flattering commentary on Trump’s image—complete with a beer belly and the distinct lack of any *real* presidential assets (you know, because of the project’s cheeky title, *The Emperor Has No Balls*). Despite the public attention and the viral craze that followed, Trump, ever the tactful and composed figure, refused to comment on the statues.
INDECLINE, however, didn’t hold back. "Through these sculptures, we leave behind the physical and metaphorical embodiment of the ghastly soul of one of America's most infamous and reviled politicians," they declared back in 2016.
As for the sculptor, known only as Ginger, they described the process of creating these statues as “cloak and dagger.” Ginger reportedly spent 25 hours a week working on the five different Trump statues, which were all strategically glued down in public spaces, drawing crowds wherever they were placed.
Now, after years of vandalism, destruction, and the general fate of controversial art, the last remaining naked Trump statue is heading to the auction block on May 2. It’s expected to sell for somewhere between $20,000 and $30,000—but we’re guessing it's not going to raise the president's spirits. Who knew art could be this... revealing?
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