Article 773PK New York sculptor spent $100,000 to make a Charlie Kirk statue no one wants to buy

New York sculptor spent $100,000 to make a Charlie Kirk statue no one wants to buy

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Adam Gabbatt
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Sergio Furnari said he thought the lifesize sculpture - which no one commissioned - would raise millions' of dollars

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.

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.

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