Artist who placed urinating dog next to Fearless Girl statue killed by N.Y. train

[Siwsan]

The artist who placed a urinating dog statute next to the “Fearless Girl” statue on Wall Street was killed by a train Thursday, New York Daily News reports.

Alexander Gardega, 48, was a Manhattan-based painter. He described himself in his Instagram bio as “a professional scribbler, press junkie and politically incorrect to my very artistic core.”

Shortly after placing his urinating dog statue, Gardega told the New York Post that “Fearless Girl was corporate nonsense” and a publicity stunt.

“Fearless Girl” was placed opposite the “Charging Bull” statue.

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http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/article178906381.html

[shenmue]

1. Wow

[PoliticAverse]

2. For those that missed it earlier: the firm behind the "Fearless Girl" statue was fined...

for underpaying women.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fearless-girl-firm-fined-underpaying-182751451.html

[tonedevil]

7. Somehow...

there is always a story in the story. Fearless Girl was/is a great symbol, but now we see her "parents" don't understand the message of their art work.

[jberryhill]

10. It was an exercise in pinkwashing

[Adrahil]

14. Perhaps...

But how many knew who put it there?

Most people saw a defiant girl facing down a vicious system. That's not a bad thing.

[unblock]

17. You probably didn't mean viscous ;)

[Adrahil]

19. You are correct! Lol!

[petronius]

20. Social systems are often resistant to change...

[unblock]

21. Ah, guess I was just being thick

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. Well, it WAS a corporate stunt. But the world has a way of turning in interesting ways sometimes.

[Mr. Ected]

4. Hoping for similar instant karma for Trump and every one of his disciples

The world would be a MUCH better place to live in.

[BigmanPigman]

8. You beat me to it...I was thinking the same thing.

[MLAA]

27. Me too!

[byronius]

5. Yeah, some 'artists' have nothing wise to say.

'Killed by a train' --

'Publicity stunt' --

I feel like I know this guy. I had a friend once with a similar bent. Damaging someone else's expression for personal elevation -- one can find it all over the human behavioral spectrum. Corporate publicity stunt or not, Fearless Girl meant something, still means something. It said something.

[brush]

11. "Damaging someone else's expression for personal elevation".

You can say the same thing about the "Fearless Girl" corporate stunt, right?

[PoliticAverse]

12. The artist who made the bull statue isn't too pleased with the fearless girl addition. n/t

[brush]

13. Exactly my point.

[Loki Liesmith]

16. Yep.

[tonedevil]

23. You can say the same thing...

about the Charging Bull, at least at its origin.

[brush]

29. How so? There wasn't another piece of art there that the bull intruded upon and thereby...

infringed upon another artist's concept.

[tonedevil]

34. They snuck it in...

In the middle of the night. I guess you want to give them the upperhand for stealing in first. I don't see any difference.

[brush]

35. Wall Steet accepted it as a symbol. The Fearless Girl artist could've done the same thing...

somewhere else without intruding onto another artist's concept, but being bought and paid for by a corporation the sculptor threw respect for another artist's work to the wind.

Professional courtesy.

Guess you have to be an artist to get that — or not.

[tonedevil]

36. Fearless girl...

is facing the fucking bull, a symbol of Wall Street, the one that is screwing us all to hell. That doesn't work anywhere else. Bull had no right to be there, but it worked so it won a spot. Fearless Girl is equally deserving for the way she represents we the little people against Wall Street.

[brush]

40. Did all that about one artist respecting another's concept go over your head?

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Or are you with the bought-and-paid for corporate entity that Fearless Girl is?

It's a corporate symbol used in advertising for God's sake. It's not representing any "little people".

[stevenleser]

43. Moreover, bull was moved from its original spot. Its artist had to accept that.

Wall Street did not initially appreciate it, so it was moved.

I like the concept of little girl but the part about changing a previous artists work against his will is disturbing.

[TeamPooka]

30. Loving fearless girl is like loving the Pillsbury Doughboy. The firm uses her in their marketing now

The statue, which rode on the coattails of insulting another artist to garner initial attention, is just a corporate symbol.
Aunt Jemima, Mrs. Butterworth, Fearless Girl: All The same.

[tonedevil]

6. A fitting ...

end to political incorrectness. Perhaps the dog can be placed next to the artist's tombstone?

[Loki Liesmith]

15. "A fitting end"

He deserved to die for his rude art? Really?

[tonedevil]

22. Did I say he should be...

executed? I just found his use of the peeing dog to be an assertion of male dominance and calling himself politically incorrect quite boorish. With that in mind I'm not saddened to hear of his demise. By the way, I don't think there is any correlation between bad art and getting hit by a train.

[TeamPooka]

31. your comment that this was a "fitting end" is reprehensible.

People should die for making art?
No love of the 1st Amendment here.

[tonedevil]

33. Do you actually know...

what the first amendment covers. Because at no point have I suggested the government censor this dumbass or any other. Question for you TeamPooka when did I say someone should die for making art? Produce the exact quote or just slink away.

[TeamPooka]

38. Your comment was morally reprehensible.

[tonedevil]

39. OK..

I understand how you feel. I don't agree or care, but i do understand.

[stevenleser]

44. Yep, pretty horrible. nt

[smirkymonkey]

9. Oh well.

[blogslut]

18. The man may have taken his own life.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/subway-hit-vic-urinating-dog-art-fearless-girl-statue-article-1.3561378

...Motorman James Muñoz, 46, said the train was about 100 feet away from the station when the emergency brake kicked in.

“So I just had to investigate and see what was the cause,” Muñoz said. “I have a flashlight, I was able to see it clearly."

Muñoz said he found Gardega between the seventh train car and the maintenance catwalk that runs along the tracks. He said Gardega was likely on the tracks when he was struck...

[DanTex]

26. Yeah. Suicide and heavy drug use are the only explanations that come to mind

as to why someone would be there.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

28. A guy who works for me was in the front seat when a woman jumped in front of his train in Chicago

He was fucked up for a week. His description was awful.

[question everything]

24. For those who believe in Karma.. (nt)

[Doreen]

25. It can be a beautiful thing.

Well yeah, depending which side you are on.

[JHB]

32. That was supposed to be a dog?

Condolences to his family, but the art world hasn't exactly lost much. Having checked out some of his other, less assholish works, I can say that I chip in to more talented people on Patreon.

[Judi Lynn]

37. It looks more like a small pig.

[stevenleser]

42. It was intentionally done roughly from what I read that was part of his statement

My understanding was that he was pretty talented.

[ileus]

41. That's a dog?