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Rollicking Protest Against Bezos's Met Gala Erupts in Manhattan

Hyperallergic·Valentina Di Liscia·28 days ago
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News The small but joyful action drew dozens of concerned, costumed citizens in a show of defiance against the Amazon billionaire. Designer Wendy Brandes flaunts her "Eat the Rich" gown at a protest near the Met Gala on May 4, 2026. (photo Valentina Di Liscia/ Hyperallergic, all others Isa Farfan/ Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) As fashion’s elite strutted up the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, tinted an eerie, mildewy green for the Met Gala tonight, May 4, a small but rollicking crowd of protesters unfurled its own red carpet just a few blocks away. Orchestrated by the NYC-based advocacy group Rise and Resist, the action drew dozens of concerned, costumed citizens in a show of defiance against the billionaire class and Jeff Bezos, who is co-chairing this year’s event with his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos. “It’s such an exercise in triviality and an ostentatious display of wealth and power a time when so many Americans are under serious, serious threat,” Jay W.…

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