Quirky statue unveiled in London prompts wildly mixed reactions
LONDON -- If the sign of good art is something that provokes discussion, then David Shrigley's new statue -- "Fourth Plinth", which was unveiled on Thursday morning in London -- is already on track to be a winner.
As the cloak was pulled back, people gathered in Trafalgar Square to catch a first glimpse of the statue.
Behold, "Really Good".
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"'Really Good' is a seven metre-high hand giving a thumbs up," reads the statue's plaque.
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"Cast in bronze, with the same dark patina as the other statues in the square, the thumb is disproportionately long.
"Shrigley's ambition is that this simple gesture will become a self-fulfilling prophecy: that things considered 'bad' such as the economy, the weather and society, will benefit from a change of consensus towards positivity.
Many people were a big fan of the big thumb.
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Others, less so.
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One man was even slightly unnerved.
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Meanwhile, many were obsessed with how phallic the thing looked.
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It's not every piece of art that manages to inspire joy, irritation, fear and lust with one simple hand gesture.
