The statue of the famous “Fearless Girl” will remain in front of the New York Stock Exchange headquarters, where it was first placed in 2018, for another three years, by decision of the Historic Monuments Preservation Commission.
The work, which challenges gender inequality, has yet to obtain permission from the Public Design Commission, which assesses a work’s symbolism, location and impact, according to CNBC.
This commission meets once a month and is expected to do so next January or February.
In 2017, the bronze statue was installed in front of the famous bull of Wall Street, and a year later it was transferred in front of the headquarters of the main stock market.
The “Fearless Girl” was staged by surprise on the eve of Women’s Day, in an installation financed by a private company and without the corresponding permits.
Days later, New York authorities said that location in front of the bull would be temporary, until a new location was found for it.
About a dozen activists have asked that the work, by the Uruguayan-American sculptor Kristen Visbal, which weighs 113.4 kilos and measures 1.21 meters, be located permanently, according to CNBC.
“We’re going to make sure this statue stays here in Lower Manhattan,” said Christopher Marte, councilman-elect for that area of the city.
On the other hand, the iconic bull, located nearby and which has become a landmark in this city, was the target of an act of vandalism when a man spray-painted a swastika on the statue.
Police are after the man who did it, who they say has painted swastikas in three places in a span of 11 days, also including a column from the Mayor’s Office.
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