Arturo Di Modica is an Italian-American artist. In 1989, he created a bronze sculpture known as “Charging Bull.” That year, just before Christmas, he placed it in front of the New York Stock Exchange in the middle of the night. He did not have permission to do so. New York City Police removed the bull. But many people protested its removal. City officials eventually permitted it to remain in a nearby area. It has been there ever since. The huge bull sculpture looks as though it is running forward, ready to fight an unknown opponent. Di Modica said he decided to make the sculpture after the stock market lost over 20 percent of its value in one day in 1987. He said his bull statue showed the “strength and power of the American people.” The bull has become a popular tourist attraction in New York City. Then, last month, the bull statue got some unexpected company. An investment group in New York City celebrated International Women’s Day by putting up another statue -- right in front of the bull. It is called “The Fearless Girl.”
Title: ‘Charging Bull’ Sculptor Fights Back against ‘Fearless Girl’
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1798/bull_vs_girl.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Charging Bull Sculptor Fights Back against Fearless Girl' data-article-id='2315'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6125'>Arturo Di Modica is an Italian-American artist.</span> <span data-start-time='6125' data-end-time='16333'>In 1989, he created a bronze sculpture known as “Charging Bull.”</span> <span data-start-time='16333' data-end-time='27167'>That year, just before Christmas, he placed it in front of the New York Stock Exchange in the middle of the night.</span> <span data-start-time='27167' data-end-time='31313'>He did not have permission to do so.</span> <span data-start-time='31313' data-end-time='35833'>New York City Police removed the bull.</span> <span data-start-time='35833' data-end-time='39792'>But many people protested its removal.</span> <span data-start-time='39792' data-end-time='46438'>City officials eventually permitted it to remain in a nearby area.</span> <span data-start-time='46438' data-end-time='50042'>It has been there ever since.</span> <span data-start-time='50042' data-end-time='60771'>The huge bull sculpture looks as though it is running forward, ready to fight an unknown opponent.</span> <span data-start-time='60771' data-end-time='74813'>Di Modica said he decided to make the sculpture after the stock market lost over 20 percent of its value in one day in 1987.</span> <span data-start-time='74813' data-end-time='82917'>He said his bull statue showed the “strength and power of the American people.”</span> <span data-start-time='82917' data-end-time='89708'>The bull has become a popular tourist attraction in New York City.</span> <span data-start-time='89708' data-end-time='97208'>Then, last month, the bull statue got some unexpected company.</span> <span data-start-time='97208' data-end-time='109271'>An investment group in New York City celebrated International Women’s Day by putting up another statue -- right in front of the bull.</span> <span data-start-time='109271' data-end-time='113021'>It is called “The Fearless Girl.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' 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