{"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 <\/p>\n 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 <\/p>\n 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 <\/p>\n