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New York sculptor spent $100,000 to make a Charlie Kirk statue no one wants to buy (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 43 points 3 weeks ago

Really takes off from the headline...

Sergio Furnari, originally from Italy, had hoped the statue of the deceased far-right activist, which he intends to display in Times Square, would raise “millions” of dollars. Instead, he said he has been inundated by messages from people saying they intend to urinate on the sculpture.

To add injury to insult, Furnari recently broke his foot working on the statue, after tripping over a roll of tape in his studio.

“Is it cursed? Maybe. I don’t know,” he told the Guardian.

[-] Tm12@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 weeks ago

RIP Luis Jimenez, sculptor of “Blucifer”.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Instead, he said he has been inundated by messages from people saying they intend to urinate on the sculpture.

Stick it in a pay toilet and you can still make your money back.

[-] albbi@piefed.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

Make a Trump statue as well and you'd have the start of a pay toilet sculpture garden. World's first!

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

But it comes with a free frogurt!

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