Quasi (sculpture)

A statue of a disembodied hand with a face on it.
Quasi on top of Christchurch Art Gallery, 2017


Quasi is a sculpture by New Zealand artist Ronnie van Hout displayed on the roof of the Christchurch Art Gallery and then on the roof of City Gallery Wellington. The sculpture, van Hout's unsmiling face on the back of a 5-metre hand, has drawn negative remarks, with replies to the initial tweet announcing the installation of the sculpture on the roof of City Gallery Wellington ranging from "kinda creepy" and "really ugly" to "hideous" and "a Lovecraftian nightmare come to life".