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submitted 2 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/weird_art@lemmy.world

"What You see Might Not Be Real," by Chen Wenling depicts the Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff as a devil, horns and all.

The bull, which represents Wall Street, is farting because in Chinese "放屁" (fang pi) literally means to fart, but in slang means to bluff or lie.

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[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 months ago

And in the next gallery....

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

For those unfamiliar with the Bernie Madoff case: https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/bernie-madoff

[-] Shirasho@lemmings.world 3 points 2 months ago

Powerful art.

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago
[-] qarbone@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I zoomed in to confirm if the bullhorns were piercing posterior.

Instead, I am subjected to Madoff cake that could feed three wedding parties.

Why?

this post was submitted on 18 Feb 2026
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