I knew it had to be by the same artist who made this beauty in Rotterdam:
It’s Santa with a christmas tree, or a gnome with a buttplug, you pick!
Wikipedia didn’t mention his version in Oslo:
But you should still go there and read the bit about the “Complex Shit” and the “Tree” artworks, I included pictures behind a spoiler warning because the story may be more fun if you don’t know the artwork yet.
Complex shit:
Tree:
Some searches told me that this unveiling was in 2018 but they are suspiciously silent on the meathooked guy, I mean, you would mention that right? Apparently you don’t. Most things I found are silent on that, they do mention other stuff.
A Norwegian newspaper said this about it (translated by google, text in italics by me):
On the last Thursday in May, the “anal plug gnome” was unveiled. American artist Paul McCarthy (72) was in attendance. But it was Ringne’s (the owner of the statue park) friend, Johan H. Andresen jr (really wealthy industrialist), that got the most attention.
Welcome motherfuckers, was his opening speech.
This is the end of the world. This is the end of civilization as we know it, the billionaire messaged and sounded more like a doomsday prophet, or a punk - and associate freely and amusingly about Christmas, art and anal plugs.
Did he really get more attention then a half naked man hanging from his own skin? Apparently I have to fully watch the video now…
The English language wiki page for the above mentioned Buttplug gnome in Rotterdam does mention the unveiling by the meathooked guy. Was he just hired to do that job? Seems like it… It was not the artist that did it, that is the bearded guy wearing the cap, also not the industrialist, he is wearing the Hawaii shirt.