The Unidentified Sculpture
August 12, 2011 5:06 AM Subscribe
Please tell me everything about this statue in Reykjavik, Iceland, purportedly a celebration of the "Unknown Bureaucrat" or "Unknown Civil Servant." Is it satire? Who is the sculptor? What's the true title and date of installation?
I don't think this can be its true title, since Google only reveals tourists' photographs under that search term. Most Icelanders I talked to about it thought it was probably a joke, but perhaps it makes sense as a serious memorial for a country without a military?
Anyway, I love it. Tell me everything!
I don't think this can be its true title, since Google only reveals tourists' photographs under that search term. Most Icelanders I talked to about it thought it was probably a joke, but perhaps it makes sense as a serious memorial for a country without a military?
Anyway, I love it. Tell me everything!
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The name in icelandic is "Óþekkti embættismaðurinn". This is the Googleable term. The sculptor's name is Magnús Tómasson, and the piece is from 1993. Some more info in Icelandic. Seems he made the Jet Nest sculpture at Keflavík airport.
posted by krilli at 5:16 AM on August 12, 2011