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Arturo Di Modica (born 1960) is an Italian-American artist, born in Vittoria
Vittoria, Italy

Vittoria is a town in the province of Ragusa, Sicilia, Italy. It is located at around ....
, Sicily
Sicily

Sicily is an Autonomous regions with special statute of Italy. Of all the regions of Italy, Sicily covers the largest land area at 25,708 km? and currently has just over five million inhabitants....
, best known for his sculpture Charging Bull
Charging Bull

Charging Bull is a 3,200 kilogram bronze sculpture by Arturo Di Modica that sits in Bowling Green park near Wall Street in New York City....
 (also known as the Wall Street
Wall Street

Wall Street is a street in lower Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. It runs east from Broadway to South Street on the East River, through the historical center of the Financial District, Manhattan....
 Bull), which he installed without permission in front of the New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange

New York Stock Exchange is a stock exchange based in New York City, New York. It is the largest stock exchange in the world by United States dollar market capitalization of its listed companies' Security ....
 in December 1989. The work cost US$360,000 of the artist's own money. The piece is now on loan to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

The City of New York Department of Parks & Recreation is the department of government of the New York City responsible for maintaining the city's parks system, preserving and maintaining the ecological diversity of the city's natural areas, and furnishing recreational opportunities for city's residents....
 who have placed it in nearby Bowling Green
Bowling Green (New York City)

Bowling Green is a small public park in Lower Manhattan at the foot of Broadway next to the site of the original Dutch fort of New Amsterdam. It is the oldest public park in New York City and the location of the Charging Bull bronze sculpture....
 park.

In 2004, Di Modica announced that the bull
Cattle

Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domestication ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat , dairy products , leather and as draft animals ....
 sculpture was for sale, on condition the buyer does not move it from its present location.

Di Modica now lives in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
.








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Arturo Di Modica (born 1960) is an Italian-American artist, born in Vittoria
Vittoria, Italy

Vittoria is a town in the province of Ragusa, Sicilia, Italy. It is located at around ....
, Sicily
Sicily

Sicily is an Autonomous regions with special statute of Italy. Of all the regions of Italy, Sicily covers the largest land area at 25,708 km? and currently has just over five million inhabitants....
, best known for his sculpture Charging Bull
Charging Bull

Charging Bull is a 3,200 kilogram bronze sculpture by Arturo Di Modica that sits in Bowling Green park near Wall Street in New York City....
 (also known as the Wall Street
Wall Street

Wall Street is a street in lower Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. It runs east from Broadway to South Street on the East River, through the historical center of the Financial District, Manhattan....
 Bull), which he installed without permission in front of the New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange

New York Stock Exchange is a stock exchange based in New York City, New York. It is the largest stock exchange in the world by United States dollar market capitalization of its listed companies' Security ....
 in December 1989. The work cost US$360,000 of the artist's own money. The piece is now on loan to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

The City of New York Department of Parks & Recreation is the department of government of the New York City responsible for maintaining the city's parks system, preserving and maintaining the ecological diversity of the city's natural areas, and furnishing recreational opportunities for city's residents....
 who have placed it in nearby Bowling Green
Bowling Green (New York City)

Bowling Green is a small public park in Lower Manhattan at the foot of Broadway next to the site of the original Dutch fort of New Amsterdam. It is the oldest public park in New York City and the location of the Charging Bull bronze sculpture....
 park.

In 2004, Di Modica announced that the bull
Cattle

Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domestication ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat , dairy products , leather and as draft animals ....
 sculpture was for sale, on condition the buyer does not move it from its present location.

Di Modica now lives in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
.

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