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First glimpse of solid gold Kate Moss statue

katemoss_solidgoldsculpture2.jpgA first glimpse of the solid gold sculpture of Kate Moss has been revealed.

As we previously reported back in June, the statue is bound for an exhibition at the British Museum in October, and has been designed by Marc Quinn.

Valued at £1.5m, the statue is the latest in a series by Quinn, who has also created a likeness of the supermodel in plaster. Named Siren, the gold sculpture is believed to be the largest of its kind since ancient Egyptian times.

"I thought the next thing to do would be to make a sculpture of the person who's the ideal beauty of the moment. But even Kate Moss doesn't live up to the image," said Quinn of his famous subject.

The sculpture will go on display at the British Museum from October 4th to January 25th as part of its 'Statuephilia' exhibition. It will also be the focus on a Channel 4 documentary The Sculpture Diaries to be screened in the autumn.


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oh now that's just bloody ridiculous

Posted by: Julia | August 28, 2008 12:24 PM

can't work out why anyone would want to make a statue of this worthless twat.

Posted by: phil | October 2, 2008 12:17 PM

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