Shia LaBeouf’s Anti-Trump Art Installation Is Shut Down After Becoming “a Flashpoint for Violence”

After a series of disturbing confrontations between protesters and nutty Trump supporters, Shia LaBeouf’s live-stream video installation “He Will Not Divide Us” ― which had been planned to last the duration of Donald Trump’s presidency ― was shut down.

New York’s Museum of the Moving Image, which has played host to the installation since Trump’s inauguration in January, released a statement on its website saying:

“The installation created a serious and ongoing public safety hazard for the Museum, its visitors, staff, local residents, and businesses” the statement reads. “The installation had become a flashpoint for violence and was disrupted from its original intent.”

The problems began last month when a video of LaBeouf shouting down a white supremacist quickly went viral. Later in the week, he was arrested after allegedly grabbing the man by the scarf and scratching his face. Ever since, police have been patrolling the installation day and night to prevent future incidents.

“While the installation began constructively, it deteriorated markedly after one of the artists was arrested on the site of the installation and ultimately necessitated this action,” the museum’s statement continues. “Over the course of the installation, there have been dozens of threats of violence and numerous arrests, such that police felt compelled to be stationed outside the installation 24 hours a day, seven days a week.”

LaBeouf is NOT happy with the museum, saying on his website: “THE MUSEUM HAS ABANDONED US.”

Via HuffPo:

Despite the negative public attention, the museum maintains it was “proud” to host the digital art installation, which attracted attention from millions of viewers across the world.

“HEWILLNOTDIVIDE.US generated an important conversation allowing interaction among people from many backgrounds and with different viewpoints,” the statement concludes. “However, ending our engagement with the installation is the most prudent path forward to restore public safety to the Museum, its visitors, staff, and the community.”

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