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It’s up to the courts as to whether Arturo Di Modica has any legal right to stop the “Fearless Girl” statue from destroying the meaning of his own “Charging Bull” — but he’s clearly right to call out that truth.

At his own expense ($350,000), the Italian sculptor created the bull decades ago to symbolize the strength and resilience of Wall Street. But the girl (though a fine work in its own right) turns his bull into a symbol of . . . sexism.

Adding insult to injury, State Street Global Advisors installed “Fearless Girl” as an advertising ploy — with a plaque that even subtly promoted the company’s SHE investment fund. Should an ad be allowed to destroy Di Modica’s art?

As The Post reports, the sculptor and a half-dozen lawyers on Wednesday announced plans to sue for infringement of his artistic copyright.

The offending statue can still make its point if placed elsewhere, he argues — say, facing not the bull, but the Stock Exchange itself.

State Street, and the city, should consider that move: It might even strengthen the message of “Fearless Girl.”

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