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The Bull of Wall Street

2023/11/10
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Christopher Bananos
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Noah John
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PJ Vogt
一位公众广播和播客领域的知名主持人,曾主持《Reply All》和《Search Engine》等播客。
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PJ Vogt:作者对华尔街铜牛雕塑的持续观察引发了他对大众艺术和其社会影响的思考,并由此展开了一个关于艺术、社区和犯罪的故事。他观察到每天都有大量游客排队与铜牛拍照,这让他思考大众对艺术的反应以及铜牛背后的故事。 Christopher Bananos:华尔街铜牛雕塑已成为一个重要的旅游景点,其简单的象征意义使其具有广泛的吸引力。铜牛的流行,部分原因在于其易于理解的象征意义、其作为Instagram打卡点的功能以及人们对其某些部位的触摸互动。他认为,这件作品属于“plop art”,其功能在于定义广场并提供一个聚会场所。 Christopher Bananos:艺术家Arturo De Modica的经历以及他创作华尔街铜牛雕塑的背景,与20世纪70年代Soho艺术区的发展以及房地产市场变迁密切相关。Soho艺术区在70年代经历了从废弃工业区到蓬勃发展的艺术社区的转变,这为艺术家提供了廉价的工作室空间。De Modica在Soho的经历以及他亲手建造工作室的方式,展现了他大胆的个性和对艺术的执着追求。 PJ Vogt:Arturo De Modica秘密安放华尔街铜牛雕塑的行为,以及该雕塑的后续影响,反映了艺术家对资本主义的复杂态度以及艺术作品与公众之间的互动。铜牛的出现以及它所引发的公众反应,展现了艺术作品与社会环境之间的复杂关系。

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The podcast explores the fascination with the Wall Street Bull, a bronze sculpture that attracts thousands of tourists daily, and delves into the personal reflections and questions it raises about public art and its impact on people.

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Every day in Manhattan, about 1,000 people will stand outside in a long line waiting for their chance to take a picture with a bronze bull. On many of those days, PJ Vogt stares at the scene trying to decode what exactly is going on here. This week, he get answers, and a story that leads back to one of the most peculiar art crimes of the 1980s.

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