Location | National Football Museum, Manchester |
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Type | Statue |
Material | Plaster and resin |
Height | 7.5 feet (2.3 m) |
Opening date | 3 April 2011 |
A plaster and resin sculpture of Michael Jackson stood outside Craven Cottage in Fulham, London, the ground of Fulham Football Club, from 2011 until 2013. Commissioned by the club's chairman Mohamed Al-Fayed, it was removed by his successor Shahid Khan. From 2014 to 2019 the statue was on display at the National Football Museum in Manchester.
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you watch outside a you through space LA so thank you very much to YouTube for helping us out and throw us a bone I appreciate all you guys being so incredibly patient with me and with two ID Sports as we are trying to find a permanent studio here in New to space for some time in there were moving to another studio no big deal so now let's talk about for football club and nothing regarding Clint Dempsey so just pump the brakes on that when you talk about Americans talking about for football club now there were there are currently I to statues standing outside up Craven Cottage and as a matter fact there's going to be one in the near future because the former chairman 04 decided to put up for some reason mohammed al fayed decided to put up a Michael Jackson statue here is is quote when the statue was put up if you don't understand such a gift this guy gave to the world they can go to hell as in the people who decide to hate on his decision well a obviously I find this ludicrous and idiocy that even put it up in the first place with that's neither here nor there and the loan stated that will stand is a legend an absolute legend form Football Club Johnny Haynes who played his entire almost as into he spent 18 years they're not his entire pro career but eighteen years at Fulham those are what statue should be not michael Jackson now this that no no offense not a set you free on a outside a cravens cause because the chairman shot Khan who of course owns the Jaguars purchased for football club 450 million pounds oh yeah I'll agree on a conf to put up a stature re on it because maybe I'll invite her to a match and she'll come tangale see a matter to and then we're going to show how much we love her and appreciate her being a fan up the club mom in a fire got this wrong incredibly wrong and now for is getting it right they're going to give mohammed al fayed back a the statue is going to put it up on another piece of property that the old cases where the bridge billion dollars which obviously he can afford to see a picture I'm right there but he continually insisted that Michael Jackson was a fan other clubs now the statue was installed at the back up the Hammersmith stand hopefully they decide to put one up uh-oh I don't know Brian McBride or you know just anybody somebody else a legend at 41 than Michael Jackson who attended one match in all heap raised everybody be just by being there with his presence up bullshit come on let's be real keep it with the players people with ownership whoever earns it not a pop singer like this said I ask you guys to chime in on Twitter what exactly thought about this your spot dan Graham says that you shouldn't have been there anyway other than knowing the former own her owner got it Michael Jackson and nothing to do with form Football Club obviously I agree with dan preaching told us year of us recover from the MJ statue was morale fire then forms of course I was going away I wonder what music mister and likes so long as you guys driving on Twitter no no not promising you guys to try man in this comment section below that we always try to talk about is it the right move for them to get rid of Michael Jackson said you or do you disagree with me and think no just keep it up maybe you could be a a hand Alward to mohammad al fired obviously there many different ways to do that so leave a thought there and also do me a favor cookies buttons appear to help support to it. sports so we can talk about more forty news and bring it no holds barred uncensored to you guys with you
Description
The statue is 7.5 feet (2.3 m) high and is made of plaster and resin.[1]
Inspiration
Jackson was a friend of Al-Fayed. He had attended a football match, in 1999, at Craven Cottage as a friend of Al-Fayed to see Fulham play Wigan Athletic.[2] Following Jackson's death in 2009 Al-Fayed commissioned a statue with the plan of siting it inside Harrods in Knightsbridge, London, at the time owned by Al-Fayed. After the sale of Harrods the department store's new Qatari owners did not want the statue, and Al-Fayed arranged for it to be placed outside Craven Cottage.[3][4]
Unveiling and reception
The statue was unveiled on 3 April 2011 by Al-Fayed before Fulham's game against Blackpool. The reception of the sculpture was almost all negative. It was described as kitsch and received comments from some fans of Fulham F.C. such as, "We're a laughing stock. It has nothing to do with football." and "It makes the club look silly. I thought it was an April Fools joke."[3][4] Some Fulham footballers, including Brede Hangeland, supported the club's decision to commission the statue.[3] After the unveiling Fulham won their game against Blackpool, 3–0.[3] Louisa Buck, the contemporary art correspondent for The Art Newspaper, described it as "a spectacularly bad piece of kitsch that doesn't even look all that much like Michael Jackson". Fisun Guner, an art critic for The Arts Desk website, said "It certainly looks as if his plasticky limbs were too stiff to co-ordinate properly so he's doing a bit of a constipated, Metal Mickey dance. However, I have a strong feeling that Michael would have simply loved it."[5]
Removal and resiting
In July 2013, Shahid Khan completed the purchase of Fulham F.C. from Mohamed Al-Fayed, for a fee believed to be between £150m and £200m.[6] In September 2013 it was decided that the statue would be removed and returned to Al-Fayed; the statue was not part of the ground's redevelopment plans.[7] On 3 May 2014 Fulham were relegated from the Premier League after 13 seasons in the league, the top tier of English Football. Al-Fayed blamed the removal of the statue for causing the club's relegation.[8] The statue was moved to the National Football Museum in Manchester in May 2014.[9] On 6 March 2019, the statue was removed from the National Football Museum.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Michael Jackson statue outside Fulham soccer stadium even more appalling than feared". Los Angeles Times. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ Staniforth, Mark (6 May 2014). "Michael Jackson statue removal to blame for Fulham relegation, claims Mohamed Al Fayed". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Michael Jackson Fulham FC statue defended by Al Fayed". BBC News. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ a b Blackhurst, Chris (20 September 2013). "Gone Too Soon? You Must Be Joking – No One Wanted Jacko at Craven Cottage". The Independent. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ "Michael Jackson statue: Art critics give their verdict". BBC News. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Fulham: Mohamed Al Fayed sells club to Shahid Khan". BBC News. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ Hodgson, Andy (19 September 2013). "Beat It! Fulham owner Shahid Khan ditches Michael Jackson statue". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Removal of Jackson statue caused Fulham relegation — Al Fayed". BBC News. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Michael Jackson statue moves to National Football Museum". BBC News. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Michael Jackson statue removed". 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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