27 Sep 2012
French
Football legend Zinedine Zidane who head butted an Italian opposition
player during the 2006 world cup final has been transformed into a giant
bronze statue in front of Pompidou Center in Paris.
The
statue titled “head butt” was inaugurated on Wednesday which has become
a major attraction among the tourists and the locals, French Newspaper,
The Local said. The 16 foot statue will stay in its spot till January
next year.
The sculpture is by Algerian artist Adel Abdessemed, subject of a retrospective exhibition in the Pompidou from October 3 until next January.
“This statue goes against the tradition of making statues in honor of certain victories. It is an ode to defeat,” said exhibition organizer Alain Michaud.
A much smaller version of the statue — which shows the two football players in the seconds after the head butt, with the Italian player reeling after the attack — was previously exhibited by a New York art gallery.
Zidane, who holds legendary status in France as a member of the national teams that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000, was sent off in the 2006 World Cup final for head butting Marco Materazzi in the chest.
The
statue titled “head butt” was inaugurated on Wednesday which has become
a major attraction among the tourists and the locals, French Newspaper,
The Local said. The 16 foot statue will stay in its spot till January
next year.The sculpture is by Algerian artist Adel Abdessemed, subject of a retrospective exhibition in the Pompidou from October 3 until next January.
“This statue goes against the tradition of making statues in honor of certain victories. It is an ode to defeat,” said exhibition organizer Alain Michaud.
A much smaller version of the statue — which shows the two football players in the seconds after the head butt, with the Italian player reeling after the attack — was previously exhibited by a New York art gallery.
Zidane, who holds legendary status in France as a member of the national teams that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000, was sent off in the 2006 World Cup final for head butting Marco Materazzi in the chest.
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