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Photo: Public getting the chance of a final glimpse of a controversial, not to mention gaudy, monument to legendary Estonian singer Jaak Joala ahead of its impending demise on Sunday or Monday. Author: Olev Kenk/ERR
Members of the public have been flocking to the South Estonian of Viljandi to get the last chance to glimpse a controversial monument to Estonian singer and performer Jaak Joala (1950-2014), ahead of its being torn down.
The installation, which features Joala s likeness, or at least face and hands, bursting out of a pillar which also features flashing lights, a sound function and brass (or similar) information plates, hit trouble even ahead of being unveiled on New Year s eve, as much about the use of funding to erect it as on aesthetic grounds.