Artist Places Middle Finger Statue Near New York City Hall
An artist installed a bronze statue of a raised middle finger facing New York City Hall last week. The piece, titled 'Vaffanculo,' remains in place without an official response from city authorities.
denverpost.comAn artist installed a bronze-patinated statue depicting a hand with its middle finger raised in front of New York City Hall last week. The work, titled 'Vaffanculo,' which the artist said is Italian for an expletive, was positioned facing the building.
The statue was placed last Monday.
No official response has been issued by city authorities or the mayor. The installation was created by New York City-based activist and artist Scott LoBaido.
Background The statue was installed as a protest directed at the mayor.
The source material contains no further details on the protest's stated reasons.
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City authorities may remove the statue or issue a statement.
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