Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus (NE 1st Ave & NE 4th St), Miami, USA
Unveiled
6–9 Apr 2022
Year
2022
Artist
Furio Tedeschi
Type
Chrome / fiberglass robotic bull
Status
Installed
Access
Outdoors on the open Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, in front of Building 1000 facing NE 1st Avenue. Viewing hours are unverified. Source: MDC The Reporter (22 Apr 2022)
Chrome/fiberglass robotic bull with blue laser eyes, commissioned by TradeStation and designed by Furio Tedeschi. Debuted at the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami Beach, then moved to its permanent home at Miami Dade College. A modern take on the Wall Street bull.
📖 The story
Artist
Designed by Furio Tedeschi, a Paramount Pictures concept artist (Transformers 5, Bumblebee); fabricated by Onyx Forge.Sources: MDC The Reporter (22 Apr 2022)
Unveiled
Debuted at the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami Beach (6–9 Apr 2022). Miami Dade College held its ribbon-cutting on 14 Apr 2022.Sources: MDC The Reporter (22 Apr 2022)
Chrome and fiberglass, about 3,000 lb and 11 ft tall. MDC The Reporter cites a Forbes estimate of more than $250,000 in cost.Sources: MDC The Reporter (22 Apr 2022)
Only facts we could source. Items tagged “Reported” are not fully confirmed.
🧭 Visiting
Getting there
Per OpenStreetMap, the Metromover's College North station is about 90 m away, and College Bayside about 200 m. A Miami-Dade Transit bus stop at NE 1st Avenue and NE 4th Street is about 55 m away. Metrorail Government Center (about 490 m) and Brightline MiamiCentral (about 400 m) are also close. Routes and schedules are unverified.
Parking: OpenStreetMap shows Miami Parking Authority Garage 3, paid, about 200 m away, plus Miami Dade College garages nearby whose public access is unverified.
Exact spot
At the edge of Miami Dade College's Wolfson Campus in front of Building 1000, with its eyes facing NE 1st Avenue (MDC The Reporter). The site data puts it at NE 1st Ave and NE 4th St. Pin: 25.77820, -80.19186 (OpenStreetMap node 10677295005).
Photo tip
This isn't a see-through design. It's an 11-foot chrome-and-fiberglass bull with blue "laser" eyes.
Generic tips (not from a source): shoot low and slightly to one side so the horns and eyes stand out against the sky, and try dusk if the eyes are lit (unverified).
Hours & access
Outdoors on an open campus. MDC The Reporter described visitors walking up for selfies, and Local 10 News calls MDC the bull's permanent home. We found no posted hours, so viewing hours are unverified.
Nearby places that accept bitcoin
CRM Jewelers – jeweller, 360 m · not verified on BTC Map
