Snowden Statue Freed! Plus, Activist Artists Avoid Criminal Charges

October 10, 2020 /

Activist artists who surreptitiously installed a 100-pound bust of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden atop a war memorial in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene Park last month have been ticketed but not criminally charged, their lawyer said Wednesday.

The activists, identified by the Associated Press as Jeff Greenspan and Andrew Tider, will pay $50 fines apiece for being in the park after-hours, a non-criminal offense.

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“We’re extremely grateful that the city has reconfirmed its commitment to the arts, even those that are unusual and offbeat,” said their attorney, Ronald Kuby, adding that the statue has been collected from the NYPD—which had seized the sculpture just hours after it was erected.

In a statement released Wednesday to Animal, which was given exclusive access to document the installation that took place at dawn on April 6, Greenspan and Tider said:

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The Brooklyn Paper reports:

After that, Animal adds, “the artists hope it will find a home in a New York City park via the Arts in the Park initiative.”

What’s more, in keeping with their mission to increase awareness about Edward Snowden, the artists asked Animal to release a file to allow anyone to 3-D print their own statue. Download it here.

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