A sculpture titled "The Orange Plague," depicting U.S. President Donald Trump in the nude, has been installed at the European Parliament building in Strasbourg.
In the sculpture, Trump is depicted with a golf club, sitting on a man's shoulders. The statue, which stands approximately 2.5 meters tall, is covered in 23-karat gold.
The sculpture’s creator is Danish artist Jens Galschiøt, who was invited by a Danish member of the Left Party. Galschiøt has repeatedly labeled Trump as a primary cause of the climate crisis.
Clausen defended the display of the sculpture, stating that if anyone is so thin-skinned that they cannot reconcile with the idea of it being exhibited at the European Parliament, then they have no place on the world stage.
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The installation of the sculpture demonstrates how intense attitudes formed around a politician can move into the field of symbolic art. It is not just about the statue's outward form, but also the fact that it is being exhibited within the European Parliament building, where political messages inevitably gain wider public resonance.
The name of the statue, its visual execution, and the author's previous statements clearly indicate that the work is built around a critical message directed at Trump. At the same time, Clausen's response points to another circumstance: potential disagreement over the exhibition is presented as part of a public and political debate. In this case, the significance of the sculpture is determined not only by its size or gilding, but also by the environment in which it has appeared.
