Depending on country and political context, the fate of toppled statues is many and various. Some are parked in a kind of theme park, some are broken up, some are abandoned in a desolate place. The fate of the statue of merchant and slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol, Britain, is to appear as a museum exhibit, down on its side, dubbed in paint and graffiti. It has become a public spectacle. Indeed, it had become a spectacle before this, having received more attention in the last months than probably ever before. The irony is rich and somewhat disturbing.