Reporting From The Front Lines At Wednesday’s Sotheby’s Protest

'I’ve Never Seen Something So Silly'

At the huge protest by the Local 814 art handlers in front of Sotheby's this Wednesday, the divide between the 1% and the 99% in the art world could not have been clearer. While protesters chanted, whistled and booed from the heavily barricaded picket lines, wealthy auction attendees were rushed into the building by security. Wednesday marked the second of two major contemporary art sales at the auction house that included million dollar masterpieces by Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still, de Kooning and Gerhard Richter to name a few. This high profile sale was the most opportune time for the art handlers to make their voices heard and let Sotheby's know that will not accept no for an answer on a better contract agreement.

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