Caption Competition
Winning entries in the caption competition.
This week, staff at the new Saatchi Gallery chat next to an art installation called Ash Head by Zhang Huan. But what's being said?
The competition is now closed.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. Johnny Pixels
Essentially the difference between modern art and rubbish is if it'll fit in a wheelie bin or not.
5. Rob Falconer
"Look, I'm sorry, Deborah, but it was the only way we could get it into the van."
4. stigmondo
"A skateboarding dog? How could you top that?"
3. grazvalentine
"Something beginning with A H ? And is it in the room?"
2. SeanieSmith
"I've just called Heathrow and no sign of the rest of it."
1. nick_fowler
"Maybe nobody will notice, Deirdre."
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Comment number 1.
At 9th Oct 2008, Steele Hawker wrote:So, what have you done with the rest of Patrick Stewart's bust?
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Comment number 2.
At 9th Oct 2008, Steele Hawker wrote:Ash Head? That's where they should put it.
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At 9th Oct 2008, Mute Joe wrote:Kilroy was here.
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At 9th Oct 2008, Steele Hawker wrote:Don't worry. With that low bridge outside this often happens.
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At 9th Oct 2008, Steele Hawker wrote:Come on, his dentures must be back by now.
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At 9th Oct 2008, Caddyshaq wrote:things were'nt looking to good for Ong Bak
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At 9th Oct 2008, Steele Hawker wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 8.
At 9th Oct 2008, Johnny Pixels wrote:Chinese art is really going places now, thanks to these wheels
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Comment number 9.
At 9th Oct 2008, Steele Hawker wrote:It's entitled "Liverpool - European Capital of Culture 2008"
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Comment number 10.
At 9th Oct 2008, Johnny Pixels wrote:The giant head wondered if the ladies were modern art, or just visitors
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Comment number 11.
At 9th Oct 2008, campaign1 wrote:It's from a part-work magazine called Art Today! Only another 10,000 copies and I will have the whole statue!
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At 9th Oct 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Maybe nobody will notice, Deirdre
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Comment number 13.
At 9th Oct 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Maybe we should rename it "Agardensh Head"
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At 9th Oct 2008, Rhetorical Answer wrote:Wot no wall!
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At 9th Oct 2008, campaign1 wrote:We need it to explain the new wight loss surgery the NHS are offering. It's one step up from a gastric band!
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Comment number 16.
At 9th Oct 2008, Caddyshaq wrote:oops
note to self - remember to check spelling befor posting....
Things weren't looking too good for Ong Bak
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Comment number 17.
At 9th Oct 2008, Marquee wrote:The budget for the Troll in the forthcoming Hobbit movie had been exceeded and cutbacks were being discussed
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Comment number 18.
At 9th Oct 2008, JobeyHelen wrote:"I never realised that these modern artists were so way ahead of the credit crunch!"
"Oh come... one spot of paint on a twenty foot canvas, half a head-bust? They've been preparing for years."
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Comment number 19.
At 9th Oct 2008, DylanRex wrote:When they told me this job would help me get ahead this wasn't what I had in mind.
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At 9th Oct 2008, EngineeredSunshine wrote:I can't help but shake the feeling that someone is staring at me...
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Comment number 21.
At 9th Oct 2008, EnglishFolkfan wrote:Well, I thought it was nicknamed "The Silence of the Lama"
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Comment number 22.
At 9th Oct 2008, Johnny Pixels wrote:Essentially the difference between modern art and rubbish is if it'll fit in a wheelie bin or not
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Comment number 23.
At 9th Oct 2008, Marquee wrote:Next...how do we get it up the stairs?
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Comment number 24.
At 9th Oct 2008, Eregol wrote:In my head I felt half cut and well trolleyed!
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Comment number 25.
At 9th Oct 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Easter Island - the Budget Tour
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Comment number 26.
At 9th Oct 2008, nick_fowler wrote:It's a pity Zhang Huan isn't Amazonian. "A Shrunken Head" would have been easier to move around.
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At 9th Oct 2008, nigelmccc wrote:Good job we got it out of the formaldehyde tank before the last bit of it dissolved!
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Comment number 28.
At 9th Oct 2008, Marquee wrote:Apparently the money for the rest of his bust is invested in an Icelandic bank
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Comment number 29.
At 9th Oct 2008, Rockahula wrote:"She's not is she? Oh god, she is - how embarrassing... I knew I shouldn't have worn this tee shirt..."
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Comment number 30.
At 9th Oct 2008, nigelmccc wrote:You missed out the jacked-up rear wheels and furry dice.
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Comment number 31.
At 9th Oct 2008, nick_fowler wrote:So, the bust is bust
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At 9th Oct 2008, nigelmccc wrote:His ear, nose and throat specialist is on a reduced salary, apparently.
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At 9th Oct 2008, Candace9839 wrote:"Er, not exactly what I meant by getting ahead..."
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At 9th Oct 2008, campaign1 wrote:Apparently it was a statue of the man who founded the bank!
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At 9th Oct 2008, nigelmccc wrote:I hope this is a dual fuel vehicle.
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Comment number 36.
At 9th Oct 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Apparently, Deborah Kerr has the other half
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Comment number 37.
At 9th Oct 2008, Kudosless wrote:Was it something ash-head?
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Comment number 38.
At 9th Oct 2008, nigelmccc wrote:That's the last time I order a ventriloquist's dummy from there!
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At 9th Oct 2008, Kudosless wrote:Sorry Sir. Embers Only.
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Comment number 40.
At 9th Oct 2008, Rockahula wrote:His next piece 'Fag Butt' was not quite as popular.
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At 9th Oct 2008, nigelmccc wrote:Dating sites, huh!
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At 9th Oct 2008, robmoo wrote:Ahead behind? Eh?
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Comment number 43.
At 9th Oct 2008, Candace9839 wrote:You mean the display dimensions you gave me were in inches not feet?
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At 9th Oct 2008, Dave W wrote:It's no good - we can't see him if he's closing his eyes...
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At 9th Oct 2008, nick_fowler wrote:He said if we damaged his bust he'd sort us out ... and it's life-size!
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At 9th Oct 2008, Candace9839 wrote:The other bits are arriving in an hour
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At 9th Oct 2008, robmoo wrote:Is there something in my teeth?
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Comment number 48.
At 9th Oct 2008, nigelmccc wrote:Hiding escapers in this vaulting horse is a great idea. But how are we supposed to vault over it?
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Comment number 49.
At 9th Oct 2008, Dave W wrote:The sculpture longed to be a member of the chin-touching club, but it was never going to happen...
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At 9th Oct 2008, nigelmccc wrote:So this is what a dalek looks like inside!
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At 9th Oct 2008, Marquee wrote:The giant knew he should have read the LHC warning signs before poking his head inside
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At 9th Oct 2008, nigelmccc wrote:He needs to lose some weight. Fetch some sandpaper.
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At 9th Oct 2008, Kudosless wrote:Another chinless wonder
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At 9th Oct 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Well, if it's called "The Kiss" there must be more to it
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At 9th Oct 2008, nigelmccc wrote:We made it out of all that was left of the bankers we stood near to the nuclear device being tested.
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At 9th Oct 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:"I heard Obama had it made for Mount Rushmore."
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At 9th Oct 2008, Marquee wrote:Apparently he's playing hide-and-seek with the curator, but I don't think he's fully thought it through...
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At 9th Oct 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Well thank God it's not made out of elephant dung is all I can say.
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At 9th Oct 2008, rogueslr wrote:I don't know how he did it but the eyes just seem to follow you around the room.
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At 9th Oct 2008, robmoo wrote:Touch your chin like this, he hates that.
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At 9th Oct 2008, W_K_Snowdon wrote:The rest of it was owned by Lehmans
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At 9th Oct 2008, nick_fowler wrote:It's by Jackson. It's called "Castor and Pollock's."
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Comment number 63.
At 9th Oct 2008, iwishidthoughtofthat wrote:Did you know that ‘Saatchi’ is an anagram of ‘It’s a…a...ch’...OO!
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At 9th Oct 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Ashes to Saatch's and dust to bust
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At 9th Oct 2008, Kudosless wrote:One ... day ... when the years have flown,
Darling, then we'll have a Zhang Juan of our own.
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Comment number 66.
At 9th Oct 2008, rahere wrote:Skyler, meet Nelson.
Hiro
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At 9th Oct 2008, W_K_Snowdon wrote:Yes, it was one hell of a sneeze..
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At 9th Oct 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Rihanna's on the telephone. She wants to know if she can borrow it for her new video.
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At 9th Oct 2008, colourfulmollymacd wrote:Now where did we put the rest of it?
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At 9th Oct 2008, Candace9839 wrote:I don't know, it just gets up my nose
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At 9th Oct 2008, rogueslr wrote:It's part of a tribute to the Bash Street Kids.
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At 9th Oct 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Apparently, Zhang Huan used to be an air hostess
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At 9th Oct 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Everybody Huan Zhang tonight
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At 9th Oct 2008, Marquee wrote:At least he's not all mouth and trousers
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At 9th Oct 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Tesco introduces new trolleys for its Fine Art aisle
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At 9th Oct 2008, Tozzle wrote:"Yes, yes... that bit's missing"
"His chin?"
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At 9th Oct 2008, rogueslr wrote:You remember that tourist who got into trouble on Easter Island? Well he just left this by the back door.
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At 9th Oct 2008, dvboy83 wrote:The props department at Heroes weren't sure the latest character "Giant Stone Man" would make it to the 4th series.
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At 9th Oct 2008, nick_fowler wrote:It's symbolic of the sculptor's state of mind - "Office Trolley"
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At 9th Oct 2008, Candace9839 wrote:The hen party organisers wondered how they were going to get the bloke in a thong inside
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At 9th Oct 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Beldar Conehead: "Mip! Female Earth creatures, I seem to have become detached from my mouth unit."
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At 9th Oct 2008, archstinker wrote:You can't always put Lipstick on a Pig.
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At 9th Oct 2008, iwishidthoughtofthat wrote:No Huan! I said "Hugh’ll bring her, not Yul Brynner…"
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At 9th Oct 2008, nick_fowler wrote:So, what's Herod going to do with it now, Salome?
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At 9th Oct 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Revenge of the Blondes Joke #23: How many brunettes does it take to stage a head?
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At 9th Oct 2008, nigelmccc wrote:Not the new face of Revlon.
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At 9th Oct 2008, rogueslr wrote:It's entitled 'How to get ahead in advertising.'
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At 9th Oct 2008, W_K_Snowdon wrote:Well, they're pretty much all on display now, we're just missing those eight priceless original Damian Hirst sketch books..
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At 9th Oct 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Are you sure we got all the parts? The assembly instructions mention something about a knee
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At 9th Oct 2008, DesGusted wrote:Lord of the Rings meets Lilliputians
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At 9th Oct 2008, Jordan D wrote:Saatchi's big head.
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At 9th Oct 2008, sternpaddler wrote:Disappointed? - Course I'm disappointed. Chap says he's from Nantucket - wants to give me some head. What would you assume?
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At 9th Oct 2008, Jordan D wrote:Preparations were going well for the remake of David & Goliath.
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At 9th Oct 2008, Candace9839 wrote:A bowler, perhaps, but definitely not a trilby
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At 9th Oct 2008, nick_fowler wrote:No, Zhang can't do hair
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At 9th Oct 2008, nick_fowler wrote:Look, Lavinia, if we can just get it back onto the top of Nelson's Column before anybody notices ...
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At 9th Oct 2008, John_Sevenoaks wrote:Ash's ears were burning. He knew they were making fun of his chin, but he daren't cry.
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At 9th Oct 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Head (thinking) Get your plans off me, and your damn dirty dates
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At 9th Oct 2008, Rob Falconer wrote:Apparently Zhang Huan was funded by Landsbanki
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At 9th Oct 2008, Candace9839 wrote:Mr Volcano Head
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