{"id":3200,"date":"2026-08-15T13:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T13:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=3200"},"modified":"2026-08-15T13:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T13:58:15","slug":"artist-reveals-daring-plan-for-100000-charlie-kirk-statue-nobody-wants-to-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=3200","title":{"rendered":"Artist reveals daring plan for $100,000 Charlie Kirk statue nobody wants to buy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An Italian-American artist who spent $100,000 of his own money building a life-size bronze statue of the late Charlie Kirk is struggling to find anyone willing to pay for it.<\/p>\n

Sergio Furnari, a New York-based sculptor known for large-scale public works including a 12-foot Cristiano Ronaldo monument unveiled in Times Square, began building the Kirk statue after the conservative activist was shot and killed at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025.<\/p>\n

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Furnari said he built it for the same reason Michelangelo sculpted the David, to commemorate a person and a moment.<\/p>\n

The plan was to find wealthy conservative donors who would help finance the project and eventually turn it into a traveling monument. That hasn\u2019t happened. The statue is currently sitting in his studio, where Furnari is also recovering from a broken foot.<\/p>\n

Furnari wants the statue at Times Square
\nUndeterred, Furnari has announced plans to install the statue in Times Square on September 10 \u2013 the one-year anniversary of Kirk\u2019s assassination \u2013 hoping that public attention will do what private donors haven\u2019t.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be in the middle of Times Square, the center of the universe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can bring over whoever you want, family or friends. If you were a big fan of Charlie, this will be your opportunity to maybe find a little bit of peace or harmony.\u201d<\/p>\n

He has also addressed critics directly in several videos.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo all the haters \u2013 how many times do you want to kill Charlie? Wasn\u2019t one time enough?\u201d he said, warning people not to come with spray paint or damage the statue.<\/p>\n

The internet is not convinced the statue will survive
\nOnline reaction has been swift and largely skeptical. Given New York City\u2019s political leanings and Kirk\u2019s history of inflammatory public statements, many commenters have predicted the statue will be vandalized within days of being unveiled if it makes it to Times Square at all.<\/p>\n

Plans to rename a Phoenix freeway after Kirk were already rejected by Arizona\u2019s Democratic governor Katie Hobbs earlier this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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