Posted on 02/10/2017 8:49:51 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Shia LaBeouf’s controversial participatory art installation at the Museum of the Moving Image has been shut down. Operating 24 hours a day beginning on Inauguration Day, “HEWILLNOTDIVIDE.US”—created by LaBeouf with Rönkkö & Turner, just like 2015’s #ALLMYMOVIES—was established in response to Donald Trump’s election. It was mounted on a wall outside of the museum in Astoria, Queens, offering passersby the opportunity to say “He will not divide us” into a live-streamed webcam.
In unfortunate contradiction with its messaging, the installation became a political battleground, as clashes between Trump supporters and opponents turned violent—an ugly distillation of what’s currently playing out on a much larger scale around the country. Days after the project began, LaBeouf ended up in a heated situation with a uniformed white supremacist yelling “1488” into the webcam; while no punches were thrown in this particular scenario, several confrontations around the new installation did turn dangerous after that initial encounter. LaBeouf himself was arrested days later at the site, on suspicion of misdemeanor assault and harassment, while neighbors complained about increased instances of loitering, according to Page Six....
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“HE WILL NOT DIVIDE US!”
Unless you happen to think differently from them, of course.
These could be reasons for shutting it down, but who knows? I have been checking it several times a day (it does have its weirdly fascinating moments) and it seems to me it was just running out of steam. The mantra was strange and annoying. Some of the true believers seemed truly disturbed. Lately it seems that a lot of people showed up just to show off for the camera and get their 15 minutes (if that much) of fame. The other morning, some dudes were having a discussion about whether or not the earth is flat.
They closed it because this was happening as much as the leftist rants-
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HI-VD2bgGeM
The non-brainwashed kiddies also started mocking the snowflakes. Can’t have this because that ruins e narrative that it’s cool to be a leftist -
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnxqcb0mRcU
Poor Shia hasn’t been the same since Optimus Prime ditched him.
Shia LaBeouf
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I still don’t know who this person is. (Don’t care enough to look it up.) The first time I saw the name here on FR, I thought it was a female’s name. Is that his real name? Seems strangely evocative of a vulgar phrase that references the fecal output of a bovine.
Powerful!
Or the fake meat served upstairs from Cheers.
LOL!
He looks like a actor playing the part of a homeless guy.
Wow, that was a quick four years.
Another good one from the feed. There is hope for America, my friends. Not everyone has been brainwashed by the liberal media/education establishment.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vGh0pmdPPM4
Take that chuckle schumer!
Oh, no. Mr Kitty and I watched many hours of hilarity at the site. The 4channers and the locals were early funny. And watching poor little Shia get busted was icing on the cake!!
But it did last a week longer than I thought it would. Now I’ll have to go back to reading.
That kid rocked it.
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