NEW YORK — An artists’ collective took credit for exposing Mr Donald Trump to unflattering scrutiny on Thursday (Aug 18), saying it was responsible for a life-sized nude statue of the Republican presidential candidate that turned up in a New York City park.

Copies of the orange-tinted likeness — featuring a massive belly, small fingers and missing some genital parts — were simultaneously unveiled in downtown Manhattan’s Union Square Park and public places in four other US cities.

The collective titled the work “The Emperor Has No Balls”.

In New York, the unauthorised installation appeared to surprise passers-by — prompting stares, giggles and shrugs of bemusement from park visitors.
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The activist collective, a group called INDECLINE that includes artists, musicians and filmmakers, claimed ownership of the work, saying in an email that the statues were also placed in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and Cleveland. It said an artist called Ginger helped create the likeness.

“These fleeting installations represent this fleeting nightmare and in the fall, it is our wish to look back and laugh at Donald Trump’s failed and delusional quest to obtain the presidency,” INDECLINE said in a statement.