Manufactured arrests are staged as media spectacles

Evidence

Kusama’s press happenings were guerrilla forays. The Wall Street Anatomic Explosion lasted barely five minutes. With the press, a lawyer, and a lookout in attendance, the artist sprayed blue paint on her naked dancers—two men and two women. Accompanied by a bare-chested Afro Cuban conga drummer, the quartet engaged in free-form gyrations until the lookout spotted approaching police. By the time the law arrived the dancers were fully clothed but, even without an arrest, the event made front-page news as far away as Ogden, Utah. — J. Hoberman, Everything Is Now, 1251 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The Newburgh arrests were staged as a media spectacle for officials; Legal-near-miss performance stunts could generate national front-page press coverage. — J. Hoberman, Everything Is Now: The 1960s New York…, 1251

Broader Connections

• The Newburgh arrests were staged as a media spectacle for officials #exemplifies (1.00)
• Legal-near-miss performance stunts could generate national front-page press coverage. #expands (0.78) — J. Hoberman, Everything Is Now, 1251