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Adam Gabbatt

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

a statue of a man holding a microphone and wearing a shirt that says 'freedom'
Sergio Furnari's Charlie Kirk statue. Photograph: Sergio Furnari

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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