Today in “there is a thing as having too much money” news, we have one of the most glaring examples, Mark Zuckerberg. I don’t know what is real and what is just for image, but Mark wants everyone to believe that he’s a Wife Guy. He and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have been together since they met at a party in 2003 while they were both attending Harvard. Priscilla used to work as a pediatrician, but according to her LinkedIn page, she’s now the co-CEO of their charitable organization, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. By all accounts, Priscilla is genuine and intelligent, and clearly her husband thinks so, too. In what I can only describe as an incredibly grand gesture, Zuckerberg commissioned a seven-foot tall Roman-style green and silver statue of his wife. It’s…something else, alright.
Mark Zuckerberg has raised eyebrows by commissioning a giant sculpture of his wife, Priscilla Chan.
In a photo of the statue, posted to Instagram, the Facebook CEO and co-founder said he was “bringing back the Roman tradition of making sculptures of your wife”.
The large sculpture was made by Daniel Arsham, a New York-based artist who has collaborated with brands including Tiffany and Dior. Chan is rendered in green and appears to be mid-stride, with a large silver cloak flowing behind her.
Zuckerberg’s photo shows Chan standing next to the statue, which appears to be roughly 7ft 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 to be “the ultimate wife guy!”, reported that in Roman times statues were sometimes made to honor dead loved ones or to “refer to significant relatives and to make meaningful associations”.
The statue received a largely positive response from Zuckerberg’s followers.
“Omg so beautiful, lucky girl,” one person wrote, while the account “The Billlionaires [sic] Lifestyle”, which posts pictures of rich people and expensive things, posted: “This need [sic] to be in [a] museum”, accompanied by the applause and fire emojis.
Not everyone was impressed, however. Andrew Mwangi wrote: “This is the most billionaire thing to do ever”, and a user called deviletter said: “yikes. this is quite unflattering”.
Oh my goodness, hahaha. Thoughts?? That statue is truly wild. It looks like he was going for post-oxidation Statue of Liberty meets new age Roman god statue. To his credit, for all of Mark’s problematic sh-t, we don’t really hear any gossip about Mark cheating on Priscilla, so maybe he really is a Wife Guy? I guess the intention is flattering, though I have no idea what it’s supposed to symbolize other than a nerdy billionaire who wants to idolize his wife. We need backstory! Regardless, the statue is a seven-foot personification of why billionaires need to pay more money in taxes. I mean, he could have bought that ugly sh-t and still paid several tens of millions of dollars in taxes to go towards public schools that will have the opportunity to educate students all about Roman artwork.
That’s scary
Creepy AF !
Came here to say the same thing………………CREEPY (he has always creeped me out).
Geezus, he can’t think of anything better to spend his money on; maybe contribute to society instead. WTF.
Why does she look like a sleep demon?
Beyond strange.. and extremely ugly.
Weird.
All that money can’t buy good taste.
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I would not like to see that over the fence at night. It is very disconcerting. But if his wife likes it, it wasn’t made or purchased for me to each their own.
Weird and cringe worthy. He didn’t have anything else to spend his money on so he did this? Tell me how out of touch you are with the rest of the world……..
It took me a while to locate, but this Rolling Stone article briefly references MZ and the Roman Empire: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/men-obsessed-roman-empire-explained-tiktok-1234826340/amp/
Until I read that, I never realized that his haircut was Roman. This statue tracks with his obsession. I’m glad for his wife that she likes it, since it’s not my style.
I was coming here to make exactly this comment. Listen to the Behind The Bastards episode on Zuckerberg. They really do a deep dive into his obsession with Augustus.
Is that some strange sort of personality cult?
Something to do with a fetish?
Well, if she likes it.
If only these billionaires with more money than sense would not only be taxed fairly, but also be made to abide by rules that support a fairer society.
Instead they all seem to be hell-bent on damaging democracy and the chance of holding fair and lawful elections.
Came here to say, “Tax billionaires until they can’t afford foolishness like this,” but you beat me to it 🙂
Another attempt to convince people that he is a human man doing normal human man things fails.
and that he convinced a woman to marry him.
#taxtherich
Exactly. Faithful because he’s just so unf*ckable.
1. yay for supporting artists
2. the world does not need ANY billionaires
3. definitely don’t let them keep a few fancy cows and call their giant estates farms to avoid paying even more taxes
Tax the rich. How embarrassing for them, that statue is hideous.
The definition of F U money. Honesty I think it’s pretty great. The Roman statues were original in color.
They painted the marble. And I like it, too!
This looks similar to some of the other Roman-ish sculptures that this artist is doing right now. Go check out his Instagram Instagram. It’s actually pretty interesting.
IIRC, one of the reasons Mark started Facebook was to meet women? He lucked out big time with Chan. He must truly love her, but this statue? Oh no no no no. That’s supposed to be a silver cloak “flowing” behind her? It appears as if an alien-like silver blob is enveloping her mid-stride. Couldn’t he just buy her ostentatious jewelry to show his love? I am beginning to miss the gossip about him wanting to cage fight Elon Musk. Can we get back to that? Anything than this weird art piece.
Tax the rich.
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TAX THE RICH!
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Eat the Rich!
ok, statue is hideous. yay that an artist got paid!
but can we talk about it just sitting on some mulch in a suburban looking back yard??? that is the most basic thing ever and I think it’s hilarious. if you’re gonna commission a statue like that put it on some marble pedestal in the middle of your sloping Brideshead Revisited lawn just a bt away from the folly on the lake. geez.
That’s what I liked about it! They just stuck it in the backyard! Sure hope a tree branch doesn’t fall on it!
I’ve never gotten over his use of a booster seat when he testified before Congress. Little man, giant statue.
Controversial opinion here. If it wasn’t green, and instead, something in a dark stone, I think it could be quite lovely.
i actually really like the contrast between the green and the silver, but would be interested in seeing it in stone, too. i think this would look better in a smaller size. although i honestly love the movement achieved in the silver cape. like others have said yay for the artist getting paid, but they are both awful people so it’s all a bit gross.
At least she’s not nekkid?
His choices for his compounds – elaborate bunkers, oversized statues – are all giving off “Bond Villain” vibes.
Meanwhile, some children will now get to eat at least two hot meals a day because school is back in session. This is so gross and I usually don’t have any interest in how people spend their money.
It’s a bit kitschy but she seems happy with it. These people, despite their wealth, aren’t exactly the new Medicis. There’s nothing to stop them from having better taste so it’s definitely a choice.
The fact that he goes by “Zuck” like he’s just some dude who’s cool to surf with instead of the inventor of a democracy-ruining social media site that won’t shut down misinformation or hate speech enrages me.
It bothers me more that she’s okay with it.
First thought, I like it! Second thought, they. live that close to their neighbors?
I was wondering that too! Odd. As is the statue, IMO, but whatever.
If I had his billions, I’d set up a fund so that no schools have to cut art education.
Not surprising by a man who rates women based only on what they look like.
Is he going to put it on the ancestral lands he stole from Native Hawaiians? May he burn in hell.
He cheated.
Got a lil swag with his new MMA look then cheated.
My wild guess
Wow, that statue sure complements the Northern California backyard environment.
I… kind of love it? I would kind of love it if my husband had this commissioned? Call me vain! I like the pic of her with her coffee cup standing next to it too.
I’m sorry!! Still hate him.
He does know what happened to Rome, right?
If I came home and saw my partner commissioned a 7 foot statue of me in our backyard I’d be so pissed! This is the billionaire equivalent of your college boyfriend buying you heart jewelry.
Like the statue, don’t care for her. I’m always suspicious of supposedly intelligent women ending up with men like her husband (also look out for Usha Vance).
I actually like it? And that’s a darned good likeness of her too.
But yeah — tax the billionaires until they aren’t billionaires anymore.
I actually like the statue. I could do without the green, but the colors in the dress are cool as hell.
He could be the nicest guy in the world to his wife, though, and I’ll never trust that dude.
I dont support people having that much money, but this statue is very cool. If I had money, one of the “frivolous” things I would spend it on would definitely be arts patronage.