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Charging Bull and Fearless Girl A little over a year ago The IPKat  reported  that  Italian-born sculptor  Arturo Di Modica , ie the author of  the well-known  Charging Bull   in Manhattan's Financial District, intended to file a formal complaint with the Office of the New York City Mayor over the decision of the latter to allow the positioning (and stay for a few months) of   Kristen Visbal 's   Fearless Girl  right just opposite the famous bull. Initially an advertisement  for an  index fund  which comprises gender diverse companies that have a higher percentage of women among their senior leadership,  Fearless Girl  has become a popular sight in Manhattan.  The reason why Di Modica was unhappy about the positioning of  Fearless Girl  is explained in his  complaint  to the Mayor.  His sculpture was meant to symbolize, initially, the 'strength and power of the American peopl...

Fearless Girl Readers will be aware that last month a sculpture by  Kristen Visbal , entitled  Fearless Girl ,   was unveiled in   Manhattan 's  Financial District  as an advertisement for an  index fund  which comprises gender diverse companies that have a higher percentage of women among their senior leadership  [read the Wikipedia entry  here ] .  Fearless Girl  was placed opposite the well-known (originally guerrilla art)  Charging Bull  by Italian-born sculptor  Arturo Di Modica . It is arguable that it is indeed because of this particular positioning that Visbal's artwork appears so powerful. Initially  Fearless Girl  was expected to stay in place just for a few weeks, but in late March it was announced that the sculpture would not be removed until February 2018. Despite some criticisms, one of the reasons of the success of  Fearless Girl  appears to be its perception as a symbo...