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April 5, 2008
Formal Opposition: Protesters Dress Down Brooklyn Museum Over Bruce Ratner Honor
The Village Voice
by Julie Bolcer
Further coverage of this past Thursday's protest in front of the Brooklyn Museum of Art:
Some cleverly dubbed it a “dung deal.” Others slyly suggested that “Ratner is a ‘con’ artist.” And still more dismissed it fundamentally as a “shame.”
Chants creative and classic poured from the crowd of protesters assembled behind NYPD barricades on Thursday evening outside the Brooklyn Museum. Inside, a $1000 per ticket gala headlined by Kanye West would soon honor Bruce Ratner, the controversial mega-developer behind the increasingly challenged Atlantic Yards project, for his patronage of the arts and commitment to public service and generosity.
However, much like the meaning of the Takashi Murakami artwork with Louis Vuitton boutique now installed at the Museum, the protesters led by Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn argued that where Ratner is concerned, the concept of “honor” is debatable.
Posted by steve at April 5, 2008 7:19 AM