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‘Charging Bull’ artist plans revenge against ‘Fearless Girl’
Artist Arturo di Modica says the placement of the “Fearless Girl” statue
against his “Charging Bull” on Wall Street initially made him “sick” and
wounded his pride
— but now he wants revenge.
Arturo
Di Modica holds a model of his Charging Bull sculpture.AP
The frail Di Modica, 76, was surrounded by a half a dozen lawyers
Wednesday at a press conference where it was announced the artist is
seeking to sue State Street Global Advisors, the mutual fund company
that placed “Fearless Girl” in opposition to his work, for trademark and
copyright infringement.
“I’m not a ‘poor Arturo’,” Di Modica said, in reference to a Post story
in which artist Kristen Visbal, commissioned to create the bronze of a
sassy girl staring down the bull,admitted feeling sorry his iconic work
was now a source of mockery.
“I am an artist!” Di Modica whispered, barely able to finish his
sentence and touching his chest. Di Modica has previously told The Post
he is suffering from cancer.
“Fearless Girl” — placed for International Woman’s Day — initially had a
temporary permit to stand opposite the bull, but Mayor de Blasio
extended it another 11 months after women’s groups demanded it stay longer.
Aside from potentially violating the trademark and copyright Di Modica
owns on “Charging Bull” — State Street has shown the bull and “Fearless
Girl” together on marketing materials — his lawyers say the new bronze
also violates commercial laws.
One Di Modica’s lawyers, Norman Siegel, said State Street had erected a
plaque near the bronze, since taken down, that advertised one of its funds.
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Siegel said the advertising exploits commercial use laws.
“The placement of the statue of the young girl in opposition to
‘Charging Bull’ has undermined the integrity [of] and modified the
‘Charging Bull,’ ” Siegel said at a press conference Wednesday. “The
‘Charging Bull’ no longer carries a positive, optimistic message. Rather
it has been transformed into a negative force and a threat.”
Siegel said he filed several FOIL requests to discover if the Mayor’s
Office of Citywide Event Coordination and Management and Street Activity
Permit Office had any dealings or communication with State Street before
the statute went up.
Di Modica says he might not sue if “Fearless Girl” is taken down and put
somewhere else — like in front of the New York Stock Exchange.
“I am not against women,” the artist said. “I am against this
advertising trick.”
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