69 Homens de Bessines - Lisboa, Portugal
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The fountain "69 Homens de Bessines" is a work of the french artist Fabrice Hybert in Parque das Nações, Lisboa, Portugal.
Waymark Code: WMD35B
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 11/12/2011
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69 green male figures projecting spouts of water that reaches his closest companions from 10 holes scattered throughout their body - eyes, nose, mouth, ears, nipples, penis and anus.
These are the 69 man from Bessines, a work from French Sculptor Fabrice Hybert placed in the middle of a pool creating the constant effect of of bubbling water and the constant vibration of the surface.
Fabrice Hybert is an internationally renowned artist. He works in many diverse ways - accumulation, proliferation, hybridization - sliding between painting, sculpture, installation and video.
Text from lisboapatrimoniocultural.pt and wikipedia
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