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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: 14 Big Laughing Men

Chinese artist Yue Minjun created 14 bare-chested bronze men, each 8.5 feet tall and 550 pounds, and scattered them around a small park triangle. Titled "A-maze-ing Laughter," they all feature Yue Minjun's laughing face.

Address:
Beach Ave., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Directions:
At English Bay in the city's West End district. In the grassy triangle where Beach Ave. meets Denman and Davie Sts.
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14 Laughing Men

14 Big Laughing Men

Very fun to mimic the statues while having your picture taken.

[Dan Morris, 07/22/2012]

Big bronze men mill around in a public park, all hysterically amused, large-headed self-portraits of Chinese artist Yue Minjun.


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