Occupy Wall Street Art Exhibition

It's being three weeks since Wall Street was "occupied" by protesters demanding that the 1% which represents the "rich people" of the country, pays off the debts that they have generated from the financial capital of the world. Many people from all over New York took the Zocotti Park and Liberty Plaza to get their voices heard. Dozens of them have been camping in the park since day one and have no intentions of leaving until their demands are being satisfied. The demonstrators have the challenge to spread their "occupation" throughout the country, and they have obtained what they expected for; The "Occupy Wall Street" movement started with a few people in downtown Manhattan, and now thousands of Americans from all over the country are joining the cause. Among the demonstrators we could find students, union members, people that have lost their jobs and others that are risking theirs by starting a new life in the park.
Despite the violence that was present in the first days, these protesters have found a very unique and artistic way to broadcast their message; not only do they started an official newspaper which is called " The Occupied Wall Street Journal", but they have also created pieces of art to transmit their message.
I was honored to assist to the "Occupy Wall Street Art Exhibition" last saturday, and I was literally amazed by every piece of art. The event was held at the Historic building built in 1914 as the headquarters of J.P. Morgan right across The New York Stock Exchange building. The building has been closed for five years and was opened to welcome the public to see the art made by the young artist of the protest. at the entrance a poster that said : "Leave your Ego At The Door" welcomed all visitors raising their curiosity to know what else was inside. After i walked in, I was impressed by a burned-dollar-bill curtain hanging from the ceiling. Those who were not artist had their opportunity to make a collection of all their posters and present them in a wall as a glorious piece of art. There were many video presentations, body paintings, and little performances. Something that really caught my attention was an I-pad in the middle of the entire room, projecting the messages that people were writing on a wall.
Definitely, this Art Exhibition was so "orgasmic" and breath-taking. It was awesome how these young people coming from different places and having different reasons to be there, put all their effort and creativity together to create such artistic event.