The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement has been turning their sites on multiple targets since their invasion of downtown's Zuccotti Park. First they went after the suites in the corner offices, now they are going after the suites behind the Frieze Art Fair which takes place next month on New York's Randall's Island.
As reported by the Art Newspaper, the subgroup of Occupy Wall Street known as Occupy Museums is targeting Frieze for what it sees as the "financialization" of the art world. The call to protest comes on the heels of news of a labor dispute between Frieze and a New York carpenters union, which claims the art fair doesn't meet labor standards.
The report states that Occupy Museums plans to protest through traditional placard bearing as well as through "the free exchange of art," which would involve a public barter system for works of art.
