Statue of Robert Mugabe

Statue of Robert Mugabe
ArtistDominic Benhura
Year2016 (2016)
SubjectRobert Mugabe
Dimensions3.7 m (12 ft)
LocationState House, Harare, Zimbabwe

The Statue of Robert Mugabe is a 12-foot-high (3.7 m) springstone statue of the former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe located at State House in Harare. Made by the Zimbabwean sculptor Dominic Benhura, it was unveiled in 2016 but was subject to criticism and mockery for its design.[1]

Background

Mugabe had been prime minister and later President of Zimbabwe since the country transitioned from Rhodesia and gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1980. In 2016, Mugabe asked for a statue to be made of himself and asked local sculptor Dominic Benhura to craft it out of springstone using chisels and sandpaper.[2] It took Benhura six months to sculpt it.[3] The statue consists of a 12-foot (3.7 m) figure of Mugabe with his fist in the air. It was revealed at State House in September 2016.[3]

Reaction

Upon the statue's unveiling by Mugabe, it received criticism and mockery from around the world.[4] A number of commentators accused it of looking like "Superman taking off drunk" or characters from The Simpsons.[5][6] Others viewed it as following a convention of dictators ordering the erection of statues of themselves.[6]

The sculptor responded to the criticism by saying it was done in his style, of which Mugabe knew, and was not a mockery.[7] Mugabe said he liked it and called for respect for the sculptor who had made it after inspecting another statue of himself that he had commissioned.[3][8] This came after it was revealed Mugabe had spent $5 million on two more statues of himself made in North Korea to be erected after his death.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ Muzari, Godwin (12 September 2016). "Benhura speaks on President's statue". The Herald. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Twitter mocks Mugabe's new statue". The Citizen. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Mugabe, Tendai (10 September 2016). "Appreciate artists, says President". The Herald. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. ^ Laing, Aislinn (11 September 2016). "Robert Mugabe unveils new statue of himself as Zimbabwe endures economic crisis". Telegraph. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. ^ "L'étrange statue en l'honneur de Robert Mugabe" (in French). Jeune Afrique. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b "People Can't Stop Laughing At This Ridiculous Statue Of Robert Mugabe". Buzzfeed News. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Robert Mugabe statue: Zimbabwe sculptor denies mocking president". BBC News. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Robert Mugabe loves this statue of himself. Everyone else thinks it's ridiculous". The Washington Post. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Mugabe's memorial statues gather dust in Pyongyang". The Times. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  10. ^ "North Korea Bags $5 Million for Building Two Mugabe Statues". Bloomberg. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

Read other articles:

ليلى العطار

ليلى العطار معلومات شخصية اسم الولادة ليلى الحاج علي صادق العطار الميلاد 1944 بغداد  المملكة العراقية الوفاة 27 يونيو 1993 (49 سنة) العراق، بغداد سبب الوفاة ضربة جوية مكان الدفن مقبرة عائلة الجريدان ضمن مقبرة وادي السلام الكبرى في مدينة النجف الجنسية  العراق الاسم الم...

 

Charles Warren Eaton

Charles Warren Eaton: Shawangunk Valley, c. 1900 Charles Warren Eaton (1857–1937) adalah seorang seniman Amerika yang terkenal karena lanskap tonalis miliknya. Ia mendapat julukan pelukis pohon pinus untuk berbagai penggambarannya tentang pohon Eastern White Pine. Biografi Eaton lahir di Albany, New York dari keluarga dengan pendapatan terbatas. Dia mulai bekerja pada usia sembilan tahun, dan bekerja di toko barang kering di Albany hingga dewasa awal. Ketika Eaton berusia dua puluh dua tahu...

 

Carex rara

Carex rara Klasifikasi ilmiah Kerajaan: Plantae Divisi: Tracheophyta Kelas: Liliopsida Ordo: Poales Famili: Cyperaceae Genus: Carex Spesies: Carex rara Nama binomial Carex raraBoott Carex rara adalah spesies tumbuhan seperti rumput yang tergolong ke dalam famili Cyperaceae. Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari ordo Poales. Spesies Carex rara sendiri merupakan bagian dari genus Carex.[1] Nama ilmiah dari spesies ini pertama kali diterbitkan oleh Boott. Referensi ^ Carex. The Plant L...

Endro Suswantoro Yahman

Ir. H.Endro Suswantoro YahmanM.Sc. Anggota Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik IndonesiaPetahanaMulai menjabat 3 Oktober 2017PresidenJoko Widodo PendahuluIsma YatunPenggantiPetahanaDaerah pemilihanLampung I Informasi pribadiLahir21 Juni 1963 (umur 60)Pringsewu, LampungPartai politikPDI-PSuami/istriWinantiyaniAnak1Alma materUniversitas Gadjah Mada Institut Teknologi BandungPekerjaanDosen, PolitikusSitus webWeb Endro S. YahmanSunting kotak info • L • B Ir. H. Endro Suswantor...

 

The Insult (film)

2017 film This article is about the 2017 film. For 1932 film, see Insult (film). The InsultInternational film posterArabicقضية رقم ٢٣ LiterallyCase No. 23 Directed byZiad DoueiriWritten by Ziad Doueiri Joelle Touma Produced by Rachid Bouchareb Jean Bréhat Julie Gayet Antoun Sehnaoui Nadia Turincev Starring Adel Karam Kamel El Basha Diamand Bou Abboud CinematographyTommaso FiorilliEdited byDominique MarcombeMusic byÉric NeveuxProductioncompanies Ezekiel Films Tessalit Productions Ro...

 

Borani

Iranian appetizer Boranimade from yogurt and spinach, Saffron.CourseSalad, DessertPlace of origin Iran (Persia)Serving temperatureColdMain ingredientsYogurt , Vegetables  Media: Borani Turkish borani with spinach Borani (Persian: بورانی, romanized: bowrâni) is a salad dish from Iranian cuisine. It is also found in Turkish cuisine where it is associated with certain provinces like Isparta, Urfa and Van.[1] Some versions are made with spinach and yogurt, while ...

List of digital television stations in the Philippines

For the list of analog television stations, see List of analog television stations in the Philippines. This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Find sources: List of digital television stations in the Philippines – news · new...

 

Апостол Пётр

У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Апостол Пётр (значения). Запрос «Святой Пётр» перенаправляется сюда; см. также другие значения. У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Кифа. Апостол ПётрСимон, сын Ионин Святой Пётр,икона VI века.Монастырь Святой...

 

Artur Jędrzejczyk

Artur Jędrzejczyk Artur Jędrzejczyk dengan Legia Warsawa. 2011Informasi pribadiNama lengkap Artur JędrzejczykTanggal lahir 4 November 1987 (umur 36)Tempat lahir Dębica, PolandiaTinggi 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)Posisi bermain BekInformasi klubKlub saat ini Legia WarsawNomor 55Karier senior*Tahun Tim Tampil (Gol)2017 – Legia Warsaw 36 (1)Tim nasional2010 – Polandia 37 (3) * Penampilan dan gol di klub senior hanya dihitung dari liga domestik Artur Jędrzejczyk (lahir 4 Novem...

Airmail (email client)

Mac and iOS email client AirmailDeveloper(s)Bloop SRL[1]Stable releaseiOS4.0.7 / August 18, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-08-18)[2]macOS4.1.6 / August 6, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-08-06)[3] Written inObjective-C, C++Operating systemmacOS, iOS, watchOSAvailable inEnglish, Arabic, Burmese, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk,...

 

جزيرة مساه

هذه المقالة يتيمة إذ تصل إليها مقالات أخرى قليلة جدًا. فضلًا، ساعد بإضافة وصلة إليها في مقالات متعلقة بها. (يناير 2019)Learn how and when to remove this message جزيرة مساه   معلومات جغرافية الإحداثيات 1°25′01″S 149°37′59″E / 1.417°S 149.633°E / -1.417; 149.633   [1] [2] المسطح المائي بحر بيس�...

 

Tino Sehgal

German/Indian artist (b.1976) Tino SehgalTino Sehgal: This Entry, Manchester International Festival 2023Born1976 (age 47–48)London, EnglandNationalityBritish–GermanOccupationartist Tino Sehgal (/ˈsɛhɡəl/; German: [ˈzeːgaːl]; born 1976) is an artist of German and Indian descent, based in Berlin, who describes his work as constructed situations.[1] He is also thought of as a choreographer who makes dance for the museum setting.[2] Personal life Sehgal...

Monument Valley (video game)

Puzzle video game 2014 video gameMonument ValleyApp iconDeveloper(s)Ustwo GamesPublisher(s)Ustwo GamesDirector(s)Neil McFarland[1]Producer(s)Dan Gray[1]Designer(s)Ken WongProgrammer(s)Peter Pashley[1]Manesh MistryVan LeArtist(s)Ken WongDavid Fernández HuertaEngineUnityPlatform(s)iOSAndroidWindows PhoneMicrosoft WindowsReleaseiOSApril 3, 2014AndroidMay 14, 2014Windows PhoneApril 30, 2015Microsoft WindowsJuly 12, 2022Genre(s)PuzzleMode(s)Single-player Monument Valley is...

 

University of Vechta

Research university in northwestern Germany Lecture building Q at the corner of Driver- und Universitätsstraße Aula in the main building of the University of Vechta Central Campus Square at lunchtime. In the background is the library. Church on campus at the University of Vechta Building M: On the ground floor is a bistro, the cafeteria upstairs. Institute of Humanities and Cultural Sciences as well as the Institute of Catholic Religion University of Vechta (Universität Vechta) is a small ...

 

Skin whitening

Practice of using chemical substances to lighten the skin Skin whiteningAn advertisement from 1889 for arsenic wafers in the United StatesOther namesSkin lightening, brightening, depigmentation, bleaching[edit on Wikidata] Skin whitening, also known as skin lightening and skin bleaching, is the practice of using chemical substances in an attempt to lighten the skin or provide an even skin color by reducing the melanin concentration in the skin. Several chemicals have been shown to be effe...

Ali Salem al Beidh

Vice President of Yemen from 1990 to 1994 Ali Salem al Beidhعلي سالم البيضAl Beidh in 1990Vice President of YemenIn office22 May 1990 – 6 May 1994PresidentAli Abdullah Saleh (Chairman of the Presidential Council)Prime MinisterHaidar Abu Bakr al-AttasMuhammad Said al-AttarPreceded byPosition createdSucceeded byAbdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (Vice President)General Secretary of the Yemeni Socialist PartyIn office24 January 1986 – 9 June 1994[1]Preceded byAli Nas...

 

Taranto Football Club 1927 2016-2017

Voce principale: Taranto Football Club 1927. Taranto Football Club 1927Stagione 2016-2017Sport calcio Squadra Taranto Allenatore Aldo Papagni (1ª-8ª) Fabio Prosperi (9ª-17ª) Pantaleo De Gennaro (18ª-24ª) Salvatore Ciullo (25ª-38ª) All. in seconda Enzo Gagliano (1ª-17ª) Fabio Prosperi (18ª-24ª) Presidente Elisabetta Zelatore Lega Pro20° (Retrocesso in Serie D) Coppa Italia Lega ProQuarti di finale Maggiori presenzeCampionato: De Giorgi (34)Totale: De Giorgi (36) Miglior marc...

 

Wahyu 18

Wahyu 18Wahyu 13:16-14:4 yang tertulis pada fragmen Papirus 47 dari abad ke-3 M.KitabKitab WahyuKategoriApokalipsBagian Alkitab KristenPerjanjian BaruUrutan dalamKitab Kristen27← pasal 17 pasal 19 → Wahyu 18 (disingkat Why 18) adalah bagian dari Wahyu kepada Yohanes, kitab terakhir dalam Perjanjian Baru di Alkitab Kristen.[1][2] Pengarangnya diyakini adalah Yohanes bin Zebedeus, seorang dari Keduabelas Rasul Yesus Kristus.[3][4][5] Teks Nask...

デビッド・ブラバム

デビッド・ブラバム 基本情報国籍 オーストラリア出身地 イギリス・ロンドン生年月日 (1965-09-05) 1965年9月5日（59歳）F1での経歴活動時期 1990,1994所属チーム '90 ブラバム'94 シムテック出走回数 30 (24スタート)タイトル 0優勝回数 0表彰台(3位以内)回数 0通算獲得ポイント 0ポールポジション 0ファステストラップ 0初戦 1990年サンマリノGP初勝利 －最終勝利 －最終戦 1994年オー...

 

Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz

Town in Bavaria, GermanyNeumarkt in der Oberpfalz Naimakk in da Owerpfolz (Bavarian)TownAerial view of Neumarkt Coat of armsLocation of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz within Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz district Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz Show map of GermanyNeumarkt in der Oberpfalz Show map of BavariaCoordinates: 49°17′N 11°28′E / 49.283°N 11.467°E / 49.283; 11.467CountryGermanyStateBavariaAdmin. regionOberpfalz DistrictNeumarkt in der OberpfalzGovernment •...