Earl Brunner on fri 27 dec 02
OK I went into the archives and found out that it happened at Union
Station, not a mall. Still, my question is, did he get permission from
someone to do it? This is New York City, home of the former World
Trade Center, not Kansas.
I have another question, nobody seems to have pointed out or taken issue
with the fact that this was a freshman "foundation" student. Would it
have made any difference to you all if he had been a graduate student or
an established artist? Does the "art project" of a beginning freshman
carry the same weight as a "proven" artist?
> The New York Times reported on Wednesday that a 25 year old freshman
> foundation student was arrested for "reckless endangerment" for
putting 37
> black boxes in Union Station and painting the word "FEAR" on them. The
> police assumed it was a potential terrorist threat and arrested him. I
> believe that the District Attorney may actually press charges. He had
planned
> to photograph people's reaction to the boxes as a "performance piece."
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