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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNew York Lets 'Fearless Girl' Hold Her Ground, for Now
Officials voted to extend the sculptures permit but are requiring stakeholders to return in six months with plans for a permanent location.The popular Fearless Girl sculpture will continue to stand outside the New York Stock Exchange after city officials voted on Monday to extend the sculptures temporary permit for 11 months. This decision comes with the stipulation that the city, the owner of the sculpture and the artist return in six months with a process for deciding the artworks ultimate fate.
While the vote has resolved worries in the short term, critics continue to question how the bronze sculpture circumvented the citys normal public art process for five years. Critics also question why its sponsor, State Street Global Advisors, an asset management firm, they say, tried to sideline the sculptures creator in discussions about the sculptures future. (The artist is in an ongoing legal dispute with State Street.)
To overcome cynicism about growing corporate power, New York City must defend its public spaces, Todd Fine, a historian who rallied support for the statue, said in an interview. The decision today was a victory for basic fairness and for artist rights.
State Street said in a statement Monday, We are appreciative that the Fearless Girl statue will remain at her current location in front of the New York Stock Exchange, adding that given the outcome of the hearing, it would work together with the Department of Transportation, PDC and the artist regarding our desire to keep the Fearless Girl statue at her current location for an extended period.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/11/arts/design/fearless-girl-statue-new-york.html
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New York Lets 'Fearless Girl' Hold Her Ground, for Now (Original Post)
Zorro
Apr 2022
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mahatmakanejeeves
(57,290 posts)1. The Wall Street Journal. uses it for its Twitter account banner.
It's this, if you can get this to open:
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https://twitter.com/WSJ
blogslug
(37,982 posts)2. I'm still pissed about it being moved from Bowling Green
She belongs where she was first displayed, facing down that damned bull.