A 2009 installation in Osaka, Japan, by artist Florentijn Hofman asked the question: Who doesn't like rubber duckies? From the artist's website:
"The Rubber Duck knows no frontiers, it doesn't discriminate people and doesn't have a political connotation. The friendly, floating Rubber Duck has healing properties: it can relieve mondial tensions as well as define them. The rubber duck is soft, friendly and suitable for all ages!"
Bathtime equals healing. Although the Osaka setting might start to remind one of Godzilla.
Click here to see the installation. Follow the righthand column to see other versions by the artist. Click here for a NYTimes article on the history of our squeaky friend.
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