Tennis world No 1 Jannik Sinner immortalized as a Simpson by artist aleXsandro Palombo
After withdrawing from Paris 2024, the world number one tennis player was immortalized alongside Homer Simpson while training for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
August 15, 2024 – “LA 2028” Jannik Sinner simpsonized for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, the parody of his repeated Olympic absences in the new pop street artwork by contemporary pop artist aleXsandro Palombo who, with his ironic style, celebrates the Italian tennis champion.
In Milan, a few hours after the Closing Ceremony of the Paris Olimpics, appeared the streetart mural “LA 2028” by the artist aleXsandro Palombo who simpsonized Sinner creating an ironic work on the handoff to the 2028 games that will be held in Los Angeles, the city of dreams, movies and the Simpsons Studios.
The street artwork appeared on the entrance door of the prestigious Alberto Bonacossa Tennis Club in Milan, Italy, in which Sinner began his career at the age of 15. The Bonfiglio International Trophy, the fifth most important junior tournament in the world, has been organized for 64 years by the Milan Bonacossa Tennis Club. Sinner took part twice as a junior thanks to the wild cards, reaching the quarterfinals in 2018 at the age of 16. The Bonfiglio Trophy is an important event awaited by young promises from all over the world, just think that all the big names have passed through here, from Federer, Djokovic to Carlos Alcaraz.
After giving up on Tokyo 2020, Jannik Sinner has caused controversy for also having withdrawn from the Paris 2024 Olympics. His repeated absences from the Olympic scene have divided public opinion and there has been no shortage of controversy.
“It broke my heart not to be able to go to Paris, it was one of the main goals of my season” declared Jannik Sinner a few days ago, and so, Palombo, who is famous for his ironic and irreverent pop simpsonizations, immortalized the world number 1 tennis player as a Simpsons character who, together with Homer, becomes the testimonial for the next Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
In the mural, Jannik is depicted on the side of the entrance door of the Tennis Club Milano while holding his racket and making his typical victory gesture, on his t-shirt appears the writing LA 2028 with the five rings symbol of the Olympics made with donuts, the famous American fried cake covered with icing and colored sprinkles so loved by Homer Simpson who, instead of eating his tasty doughnuts, prefers to taste Sinner’s tennis balls.
Among Palombo’s most iconic simpsonizations: Kim Kardashian, Princess Kate Middleton, the wedding of George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin, Caitlyn Jenner, David and Victoria Beckham, Kanye West, Meghan Markle and Queen Letizia of Spain. lified Palombo as “the proudly controversial artist”. Interview Magazine, founded by Andy Wharol, called Palombo “the proudly controversial artist”.
aleXsandro Palombo, is a contemporary Pop artist and activist, famous for his colorful, reflective and irreverent works that focus on Pop culture, society, diversity, ethics and human rights.
