fearless

fearless girl

artist kristen visbal was not prepared for the overwelming response to her intrepid sculpture

where'd she come from ?

dreamed up by adbusters, the poster that launched a revolution brought grace to the art of protest

during the 2011 occupy wall street party / protests / non violent street battles, occupy cinema staged performance works at charging bull to support the peaceful campaign

raging arturo ?

charging bull sculptor arturo di modica is playing his part by attempting to drive fearless girl from the inspiring territory

accused of being a public relations ploy the statue of the 4 foot tall child quails not at the slings of culturistas  seeing power and money  in the work in lieu of the tart irony of the third largest fund manager in the world revolting against its own profession's conformnity

m o v store

going from a revolutionary ballerina to a child facing the fierce unbridled power of new york's financial district may have been concieved  through the haunted halls of the clark art institute where the business plot lawyer brought back to america with singer sewing machine wealth one of the most iconic statues of the impressionist era

" The life-sized bronze statue, posed much like Degas's famous dancer with a little more attitude, was installed on the eve of International Women’s Day in front of the Charging Bull, which itself was a renegade when it was covertly installed in 1989. "
  

 

' The plaque’s reference to “SHE” doubled as a subtle plug for an investment product offered by State Street Global Advisors, the firm that commissioned the Fearless Girl statue. The SSGA Gender Diversity Index is also an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that trades under the ticker symbol “SHE.” '





awkward update

mostly victorious

- ny times  december 1st 2020

cnn says ballerinas were forced into trysts with the rich and powerful ? :

- artnews