Fearless girl
The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to keep the statue in front of the New York Stock Exchange for three more years, however, the future of Fearless Girl is in question as the artist tries to wrangle her work from State Street Global Advisors.
"I wanted it to be, like, punk rock lo-fi as a statement," Alex Gardega had said of his protest piece.
To the tune of $5 million.
The bull had been scrubbed clean as of 9:00 a.m.
Pop the champagne, Wall Street patriarchs.
"I decided to build this dog and make it crappy to downgrade the statue, exactly how the girl is a downgrade on the bull," the artist said.
The sculptor says Fearless Girl has altered his iconic statue's intended message.
The sculptor told us how Fearless Girl was born.
You know, the plaque put there by a global corporation with a gender diversity problem.
"In her short time here, the Fearless Girl has fueled powerful conversations about women in leadership and inspired so many," Mayor de Blasio said in a statement.
The saga continues.
Move over Fearless Girl, these Fearless Women deserve a statue.