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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Very fun to mimic the statues while having your picture taken.
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Big bronze men mill around in a public park, all hysterically amused, large-headed self-portraits of Chinese artist Yue Minjun.