Shia LaBeouf's Trump art project closes after becoming 'flashpoint for violence'
Source: Associated Press
Shia LaBeouf's Trump art project closes after becoming 'flashpoint for violence'
Associated Press
Friday 10 February 2017 17.25 GMT
New York Citys Museum of the Moving Image has closed a performance art project involving Shia LaBeouf, citing serious public safety hazards.
The project had the actor and others chanting he will not divide us in front of a live camera since Donald Trumps first day as president three weeks ago. He and two collaborators had said they intended to do it around the clock for four years.
The museum said Friday that the installation outside the museum had become a flashpoint for violence and was disrupted from its original intent. It added that it was proud it had launched the engaging and thought-provoking digital art installation.
LaBeouf was arrested last month after an altercation.
The projects website said the museum had abandoned the project. It added: The artists, however, have not.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/10/shia-labeouf-art-closes-museum-of-the-moving-image-new-york