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INTRODUCT I O N Arturo Di Modica is a celebrated Italian-American artist born in Vittoria, Sicily (January 26, 1941). By the time he was a teenager his ambition was to become one of Italy’s finest artists so he moved to Florence, with its reputation for international artistic excellence.After two years at the Academia Del Nudo Libero, he set up his own studio in the heart of the city.Twelve years later his ambition drove him to his next challenge and in 1973 Arturo moved to New York to live and work. He purchased an undeveloped studio on Crosby street and it was here where he created the majority of his oeuvre which today has become so celebrated. Arturo’s most famous work is the sculpture ‘Charging Bull’ known as The Wall Street Bull, which he installed without permission in front of the New York Stock Exchange in December 1989. This led to his arrest. The work cost 360,000 US dollars of the artist’s own money and upon bail he returned the masterpiece, but on the Bull’s return it was due to the public demand and the now iconic Charging Bull found it’s home. ‘Charging Bull’ has become one of the world’s most famous works of sculpture. It draws millions of visitors each year and is constantly being featured in the media worldwide. In 1999 in recognition of the artist’s singular creativity and his artistic achievements which includes ‘Charging Bull’ Arturo Di Modica was selected for The Ellis Island Medal of Honor one of the most prestigious awards given in the United States. Arturo’s greatest personal successes have not just been the awards, exhibitions nor his distinguished collector base but rather the admiration and affection that his work has engendered by the general public not just in the United States but all over the world.
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