Sergio Furnari Plans Sept. 10 Charlie Kirk Statue Unveiling in Times Square

Q: With his GoFundMe falling short, how will the artist fund his controversial Times Square statue?

He appears to be funding the statue mainly by selling his apartment, with GoFundMe providing only a small supplement. According to the available reporting, Sergio Furnari has already sold his apartment to keep the Charlie Kirk monument project moving. His crowdfunding campaign has raised only about $1,567 against a $150,000 target, so it is far from covering the cost on its own. That means the project is being financed largely through Furnari’s personal sacrifice rather than public donations. He has also continued seeking outside support online, but based on the current figures, the GoFundMe is not a major source of funding. In short, with crowdfunding falling well short, Furnari’s primary solution has been to self-fund the Times Square statue by liquidating his own property.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 16

Sept. 10 is the target date for Italian artist Sergio Furnari to unveil a larger-than-life Charlie Kirk memorial statue in Times Square, marking one year since Kirk’s killing.
Furnari said the project is meant as a free-speech statement, arguing he admired Kirk’s willingness to engage opponents even though he disagreed with 99.9% of his views.
Recent videos show Furnari saying he has received threats to vandalize or destroy the statue, though he told Fox News Digital he is not overly concerned about backlash.
A GoFundMe page is helping finance the work, and Furnari said he sold his apartment to keep the project going as the Charlie Kirk murder case’s preliminary hearing has concluded.