Italian artist Sergio Furnari is seeking support for a Charlie Kirk statue he plans to unveil in Times Square in September."It’s going to be in the middle of Times Square, the center of the universe," Furnari said in one of his videos on the statue's process over the weekend."You 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."Furnari has been developing models of the late Turning Point USA founder since last year after Kirk was assassinated during a Utah Valley University event.The Italian sculptor has been documenting his process and the inspiration behind the design through videos on his Instagram account.CHARLIE KIRK PODCAST PANS UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY CITING 'SAFETY CONCERNS' IN SCRAPPING CONTROVERSIAL SPEAKERItalian artist Sergio Furnari described his inspiration behind creating a statue of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, stemming from his First Amendment rights.
(Michael Ho Wai Lee/Getty Images)In one of his earliest videos on the statue from November, Furnari revealed that he was not a fan of Kirk prior to his death but admired Kirk's efforts to open dialogue with people who disagreed with him."I did not agree with 99.9% of whatever he was talking about, but there's the 0.001% that I agree with him.At the moment you kill or assassinate people just because you don't agree with somebody, that's when you become like the worst country ever," Furnari said.Furnari has been promoting his work on a larger statue of Kirk since then and has announced plans to display it for Sept.
10 on the one-year anniversary of his death.In recent videos, Furnari revealed that he has received threats against him and the statue ahead of its unveiling.DONALD TRUMP JR ARGUES CHARLIE KIRK MURDER EVIDENCE PUTS CONSPIRACY THEORIES 'AT REST'Charlie Kirk speaks before he is assassinated during Turning Point's visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Se...