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Arturo Di Modica (Born, January 26, 1941) is an Italian-American artist, born in
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,
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, best known for his sculpture
Charging BullCharging Bull is a 3,200 kg bronze sculpture by Arturo Di Modica that stands in Bowling Green park near Wall Street in New York City....
(also known as the
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Bull), which he installed without permission in front of the
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in December 1989. The work cost US$360,000 of the artist's own money. The piece is now on loan to the
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who have placed it in nearby
Bowling GreenBowling 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
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sculpture was for sale, on condition the buyer does not move it from its present location.
Di Modica now lives in
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.