New York sculptor spent $100,000 to make a Charlie Kirk statue no one wants to buy
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A New York sculptor named Sergio Furnari spent $100,000 of his own money to create a lifesize statue of Charlie Kirk, a deceased far-right activist. Despite his hopes that the statue would generate millions of dollars, no one has expressed interest in purchasing it. Furnari plans to display the statue in Times Square, but he has received numerous messages from people threatening to urinate on it.
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Sergio Furnari spent $100,000 of his own money to build the statue.
Furnari has received messages from people threatening to urinate on the sculpture.
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Charlie Kirk is a deceased far-right activist.
The Guardian- Sergio Furnari spent $100,000 of his own money to build the statue.
- He hoped the statue would raise 'millions' of dollars.
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Loaded language removed<p>Sergio Furnari said he thought the lifesize sculpture – which no one commissioned – would raise ‘millions’ of dollars</p><p>A New York sculptor has been left furious after spending $100,000 of his own money to build a lifesize statue of Charlie Kirk, only to find that no one wants to buy it.</p><p>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.
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Charlie Kirk is a deceased far-right activist.
The GuardianThe statue was not commissioned by anyone.
The GuardianNo one wants to buy the statue.
The GuardianFurnari has received messages from people threatening to urinate on the sculpture.
The GuardianFurnari intends to display the statue in Times Square.
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