Arturo Di Modica, 76, sculptor of the iconic Charging Bull statue in front of Wall Street isn’t pleased with Fearless Girl. On Wednesday, the sculptor set Twitter on fire when he criticized the statue for changing the positive message of his bull sculpture and turning it into a villain during a news conference.
State Street Global Advisors commissioned the 50-inch-tall bronze statue on March 7, 2017, as part of a push to get companies to add more women to their boards. Since then, Fearless Girl has become a tourist attraction and drawn its fair share of praise as a symbol for the fight for gender equality.
Norman Siegel, Di Modica’s lawyer, doesn’t want the statue moved out of the city. “It just needs to be placed in another place,” he said. But this didn’t sit well with many people who feel the statue should stay put.
Frankly, maybe they should remove the statue of the Charging Bull and leave the Fearless Girl in its place. #chargingbull #Fearlessgirl
— RogueArtist (@TinaDuryea) April 12, 2017
If your work symbolizes someone who turns out to be a criminal bully, well. Tough nuts, buddy. #FearlessGirl is a response to Wall Street. https://t.co/QkBDTQX2te
— Ishta Mercurio (@IshtaWrites) April 12, 2017
Times've changed. He put bull up after market crash in 87. #FearlessGirl gave it new meaning. If he were truly an artist, he'd embrace that. https://t.co/3im5Gxr8q9
— Shelly Shenoy (@shellyshenoy) April 12, 2017
However, there are those who feel Fearless Girl should have its own corner.
Find your own corner #Fearlessgirl Thanks for visiting. @cbs2news
— 😘TeeTeeLuvsU😘 (@teetee_luvs_u) April 12, 2017
"Charging Bull" sculptor is 💯correct.
This completely changes his vision.
Maybe "Fearless Girl" is afraid to move.#FearlessGirl https://t.co/8ZzXHsC2sT— The Flipside (@flipsideloftus) April 12, 2017
Perhaps there is a solution to this.
True, this little girl doesn’t need to be in New York.
She needs to be EVERYWHERE.
That should totally happen.#Fearlessgirl pic.twitter.com/Wxt7xFSKTj— Steven L. Sears (@FSUWriter) April 13, 2017
Steven Sears is right. The statue has become such a recognizable icon so why limit it to just one place? What if each week, Fearless Girl traveled to the front doors of major corporations where women are under-represented on boards and have her stare down these executives as they leave their offices. The social impact would be far greater and reach far more people than being in one permanent location.
It’s time for Fearless Girl to travel the U.S.