A movement that promised revolution is now reduced to globs of sugar. There’s something truly American about that. We’re not Europe, with class-based parties flooding the streets in protest. We distrust mass movements and frequently respond to strident appeals with mockery.
The Occupy movement made for good theater, but little more. That they find their end in Peep form is about right.
The Occupeeps are part of a whole series of Peeps dioramas on the ninth floor of Artomatic. Check ’em out!