There's apparently a new must-have accessory for all the tech billionaires out there: A massive statue of your partner. In a post on this week, CEO unveiled a 7 foot statue of his wife, Priscilla Chan, in their garden. The piece was designed by New York based artist Daniel Arsham and was placed under a tree.
Zuckerberg and Chan have been married since 2012. Together, they share three daughters. In the photo, Chan is seen sipping from a mug.
She commented on her husband's Instagram reveal, saying "The more of me the better?" along with a heart emoji. But if anything, the boss is behind the times. Last year, founder made headlines after he installed a wooden sculpture bearing the likeness of his fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, onto the prow of his $500-million-dollar yacht, called Koru.
Bezos went public with his relationship with Sánchez, a former broadcast journalist, shortly after they both divorced their respective spouses, according to . The pair got engaged in May 2023, the same month that Bezos installed the sculpture. spoke with Lisa A.
Keister, a sociology professor at , about the artworks and what may have inspired the likes of Bezos and Zuckerberg to have them made. "This type of behavior is certainly not entirely new," she explained. "Throughout history, the wealthy and powerful have commissioned portraits, sculptures, and other works of art to immortalize their loved ones or project their status.
Whether in ancient Rome, Renaissance Europe, or 19th-century America, .