For more than 15 years, Florentijn Hofman, a Dutch conceptual artist, has been displaying iterations of his huge floating sculpture Rubber Duck in dozens of cities around the world. Each inflatable duck is unique, and over the years, they have ranged in height from 54 feet (16.5 meters) to 85 feet (26 meters). Hofman’s duck returned to Hong Kong this month, with a companion, to celebrate a decade since its first appearance in in the city in 2013. Collected below are images from a number of the exhibitions of Rubber Duck.
The Giant Ducks of Florentijn Hofman
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![A person looks at the face of a giant inflatable rubber duck.]()
Read moreOne of two giant Inflatable rubber ducks floats in Victoria Harbour during the "Double Ducks" exhibition in Hong Kong, China, on June 9, 2023. #
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![A giant inflatable duck floats next to a pedestrian bridge.]()
Read moreAn inflated rubber duck by the Dutch conceptual artist Florentijn Hofman floats on Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace in Beijing on September 26, 2013. #
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![A large crowd of people looks up at a giant inflatable duck.]()
Read moreThousands watch the arrival of a giant rubber duck in the port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on September 19, 2013. #
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Read moreOne of two large inflatable yellow ducks is reinflated in Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on June 12, 2023, after it was deflated on June 10 to protect it from the summer heat. #
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![A huge inflatable rubber duck is towed up a river, past tall buildings.]()
Read moreA huge inflatable rubber duck is towed up the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 27, 2013. #
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![A giant inflatable duck appears amid an ancient pagoda, illuminated, at night.]()
Read moreA giant inflatable duck is visible through an ancient pagoda during its unveiling at the historic Summer Palace in Beijing on September 25, 2013. #
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![A crowd stands on a pier, looking out toward boats and a giant floating rubber duck.]()
Read morePeople crowd a pier to watch as the six-story-tall "Rubber Duck" leads a procession of tall ships into the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, on August 20, 2014. #
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![Two giant ducks float in a city harbor.]()
Read moreTwo giant ducks float in Victoria Harbour on June 9, 2023, in Hong Kong, China. #
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![A woman in costume takes a photo of a giant inflatable duck, in silhouette.]()
Read moreA woman wearing a Qing dynasty costume takes a photo of an inflated rubber duck on Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace in Beijing, on September 26, 2013. #
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![An elevated view of two giant inflatable ducks floating in a city harbor.]()
Read moreGiant floating-duck sculptures in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor on June 9, 2023 #
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![A view looks over the shoulder of a giant inflatable duck, toward crowds of people standing on docks.]()
Read moreThousands of people crowd the waterfront on the last day to see a giant duck in Hong Kong on June 9, 2013. #
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![People look at a giant inflatable duck that is not fully inflated.]()
Read moreA semi-inflated duck during its unveiling at the historic Summer Palace in Beijing on September 25, 2013. #
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![A small group of girls wearing duck costumes performs in front of a giant inflatable duck.]()
Read moreGirls dress as ducks, performing as people gather to see a giant inflatable duck by the Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman at Glory Pier on September 19, 2013, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. #
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![People are silhouetted against a giant inflatable rubber duck.]()
Read moreVisitors are silhouetted against a giant inflatable rubber duck floating in a lake at the Parque de la Familia in Santiago, Chile, on October 28, 2021. #
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![A person stands on a floating circle of yellow material that is a deflated giant rubber duck]()
Read moreA worker stands on a deflated rubber duck in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor on May 15, 2013. #
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Read moreAn aerial view of a giant rubber duck in a lake at the family park in Santiago, Chile, on November 2, 2021. #
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![People in very small boats steer around a giant inflatable duck.]()
Read moreFlorentijn Hofman's giant "Rubber Duck" enters Cockle Bay Wharf on opening day of the Sydney Festival, on January 5, 2013, in Sydney, Australia. #
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![A giant inflatable duck floats in a lake, seen at night.]()
Read moreA giant inflatable duck floats in Beijing Garden Expo Park on September 6, 2013, in Beijing, China. #
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