550 + 1 Explained

550 + 1 is a bronze sculpture by the Danish artist Jens Galschiøt. The sculpture shows the number of men with whom a Nigerian prostitute has sex during a year. The sculpture was completed in 2015 and was exhibited for the first time at the Folkemødet on the Danish island of Bornholm.^[1]

Overview

The sculpture consists of 550 men standing in line to have sex with a Nigerian prostitute. The men and woman are illustrated by small bronze figures depicting people. These men stand in a row and the sculpture ends with a woman lying on a rock. The sculpture is 60 meters long. A Nigerian prostitute has sex with an average of 550 men in a year, which according to the artist Jens Galschiøt, applies to both those who choose it voluntarily and those who have been forced into prostitution.^[2]

Exhibitions

The sculpture was first exhibited at the Folkemødet on Bornholm in 2015,^[3] in addition, it has been exhibited at Kulturmødet Mors^[4] and Varde Museum.^[5] When it was exhibited at Kulturmødet Mors, five of the small figures were stolen.^[6] The sculpture has also been exhibited in Taastrup in November 2016, where the exhibition was arranged by Taastrup Kunstforening.^[7]

Gallery

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Aahauge . Christian A.S. . Magasinet Kunst. Galleri Galschiøt . www.aidoh.dk . 17 July 2020 . da . 6 March 2015.
2. Web site: 550+1 En kunstinstallation af Jens Galschiøt . www.galschiot.com . 550 + 1 An art installation by Jens Galschiøt . 17 July 2020 . da.
3. Web site: Skulpturen på Folkemødet . www.jespervoldgaard.com . The sculpture at the Folkemødet. . 17 July 2020 . da. registration.
4. Web site: Mogensen . Joy . Når Ordene Svigter, Så Taler Kulturen . static1.squarespace.com . When Words Fail, Then Culture Speaks . 17 July 2020 . da.
5. Web site: Skulpturen på Varde Museum . varde.lokalavisen.dk . The sculpture at Varde Museum . da . 17 July 2020 . 27 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170227233223/http://varde.lokalavisen.dk/fernisering-paa-galschioet-/20160628/artikler/706289085/2070 . dead .
6. Web site: Hansen . Niels . Figurtyveri fra kulturmødet . Nordjyske.dk . Figure theft from the cultural encounter . 17 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170227233612/https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/figurtyveri-fra-kulturmoedet/3e27198d-c9cd-4f31-892a-5a2ec10e4615/112/1513 . 27 February 2017 . da . 24 August 2015 . dead.
7. Web site: Stor udstilling: De fantastiske to . sn.dk . Great show: The amazing two . 17 July 2020 . da . 2 October 2016.