Controversial hand sculpture which towered over city to be removed

Quasi stands perched on its fingertips atop the roof of an art gallery in Wellington, New Zealand (AP photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)

Perched on two fingers on the roof of an art gallery in Wellington, New Zealand, the giant sculpture of a hand has loomed over the city for five years.

Named Quasi, the 16ft tall (almost five metres) creation of Australia-based sculptor Ronnie van Hout bears an unsmiling human face – because why not?