Mark Zuckerberg immortalises wife Priscilla Chan in giant backyard sculpture

Mark Zuckerberg commissioned a giant sculpture of his wife Priscilla Chan for their backyard in what is being called a romantic gesture par excellence

Published on: Aug 14, 2024, 07:41:39 IST

By Sanya Jain

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Meta billionaire Mark Zuckerberg commissioned a giant sculpture of his wife Priscilla Chan for their backyard in what is being called a romantic gesture par excellence. The 40-year-old CEO of Facebook shared a photo of his wife standing next to the larger-than-life statue on Instagram yesterday.

Mark Zuckerberg shared visuals of a custom sculpture of his wife Priscilla (Instagram/@zuck)

Zuckerberg commissioned the services of noted artist Daniel Arsham for the sculpture. Based in New York City, Arsham is known for straddling the line between architecture, sculpture and performance art. His sculpture of Priscilla Chan is similar to some of his recent work in bronze with Tiffany green patina.

“Bringing back the Roman tradition of making sculptures of your wife. Thanks Daniel Arsham,” Mark Zuckerberg wrote while sharing a photograph and a video of the sculpture on Instagram.

Take a look at the post below:

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A post shared by Mark Zuckerberg (@zuck)

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have been married for over 12 years. They have three daughters together, named Maxima, August, and Aurelia. The couple started dating in 2003 after meeting at a college party while Zuckerberg was in Harvard.

In a post shared last year on Facebook, the tech billionaire revealed the story of their first meeting. “We met at a going away party my friends threw for me in college when they thought I was about to get kicked out of school,” he revealed. “I asked her out but told her we'd need to go out soon since I might only have a few days left. Later on I started Facebook, we got married, and now have three wonderful girls. What a wild ride,” Zuckerberg added.

His gesture of commissioning a statue of his wife has sparked a buzz on social media.

“Husbands everywhere are shaking,” wrote one Instagram user in the comments section of his post.

“He just raised the bar for the rest of us,” another said. “I apologize Mark, I wasn't familiar with your game,” an X user added.

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Sanya Jain
Sanya Jain is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Digital. She has nearly a decade of experience in covering offbeat stories that speak to the everyday experience - from viral videos to human interest copies that spark conversation. Her interests stretch across business, pop culture, social media trends, entertainment and global affairs. Before joining Hindustan Times, Sanya spent two years with Moneycontrol and five years with NDTV. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and a master’s in journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai. Sanya has a sharp eye for spotting emerging trends and looking for newsworthy angles to elevate viral posts into meaningful narratives. She was the first one, for example, to cover Narayana Murthy’s remark on 70-hour work weeks that sparked a national conversation. She is equally at ease writing about business leaders as about the common man, about issues of national importance and memes that amuse social media. Sanya enjoys speaking with content creators, newsmakers and entrepreneurs to transform everyday moments into engaging, slice-of-life stories that resonate with readers. When she is not working, Sanya can be found curled up with a good book. Born and raised in Lucknow, she has spent the last several years in Delhi. She is deeply interested in animal welfare and now spends a lot of her time running after her destructive orange cat.Read More

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