Opinion: The New Billionaire Status Symbol: Immortalize Your Mate With a Creepy Statue

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg recently shared his excitement over an epic outdoor statue that he commissioned to capture the likeness of his wife Priscilla Chan. Created by artist Daniel Arsham, the nearly seven-foot sculpture combines antiquity (bronze patina) with the post-modern (shiny silver) to create a sense of what Arsham calls “fictional archaeology.”

In the caption of the post, Zuckerberg explained that he was “Bringing back the Roman tradition of making sculptures of your wife.” But it’s possible that Zuckerberg was inspired by a different source.

In May, 2023, fellow tech billionaire Jeff Bezos unveiled his $500-dollar mega yacht Koru—with a figurehead that the press identified as a dead ringer for his fiancée Lauren Sanchez.

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