{"id":16521,"date":"2017-03-06T13:56:45","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T13:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=16521"},"modified":"2017-03-06T13:56:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T13:56:45","slug":"shia-labeoufs-anti-trump-installation-has-officially-been-shut-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/shia-labeoufs-anti-trump-installation-has-officially-been-shut-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Shia LaBeouf\u2019s Anti-Trump Installation Has Officially Been Shut Down"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shia LaBeouf\u2019s He Will Not Divide Us<\/em><\/a> art installation has officially been shut down. Controversy seems to follow LaBeouf and his artistic pursuits: from being accused of plagiarism<\/a> and more plagiarism<\/a> to being called\u00a0ridiculous<\/a>\u00a0and a narcissist<\/a>. We\u2019ve been trying to keep up with the craziness surrounding his He Will N<\/em>ot Divide Us<\/em> project, and it seems that there is now a final chapter to report.<\/p>\n

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The project, created by LaBeouf\u2019s art collective LaBeouf, R\u00f6nkk\u00f6 and Turner<\/em>, launched on the day of the presidential inauguration. The installation, intended as a show of resistance against the current administration, was mounted on the side of Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, NY. The public was invited to say the phrase \u201che will not divide us\u201d into the camera\u2019s lens as many times as they wanted. These declarations were live-streamed for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for what was supposed to be the full presidential period.<\/p>\n

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The artists, LaBeouf, Nastja S\u00e4de R\u00f6nkk\u00f6 and Luke Turner, were joining the crowds of people who wanted to make their statement to the world, including actor Jaden Smith, who repeated the phrase<\/a> for two hours straight. But, the trolls and hecklers and, yes, white supremacists, quickly showed up and LaBeouf was arrested for an altercation with someone who was speaking white supremacist phrases into the camera. The installation continued for nearly a month before the Museum decided to cut ties with the project on February 10, claiming that \u201cthe installation resulted in an unexpectedly volatile situation and serious public safety hazards.\u201d The LaBeouf, R\u00f6nkk\u00f6 and Turner website<\/a> called it abandonment.<\/p>\n

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Jaden Smith participating in the “He Will Not Divide Us” art project. (Astoria, NY) \/\/ photo source: twitter.com<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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About a week later, on February 18, He Will Not Divide Us<\/em> found a new home. It resurfaced in New Mexico, at the El Rey Theater in Albuquerque. Lo and behold, it took less than a week for the installation to be shut down in the new location. This time, it was at the hands of LaBeouf himself. In a tweet, he explained: \u201cWe have taken the stream down after shots were reported in the area. The safety of everybody participating in our project is paramount.\u201d<\/p>\n

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So long, He Will Not Divide Us<\/em>. We always appreciate participatory art, as it gives the community a more active voice in the artistic process \u2026 even if it did shut down three years and eleven months early.<\/p>\n

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