The race was contentious at times as
allegations of racism were frequently lobbed between the field
of five candidates, which
included two Chinese Americans, two Korean Americans and one Caucasian candidate.
In 2017, Fast was met with protests and
allegations of racism by the Chinatown Art Brigade and others,
including the Korean American artist and 47 Canal gallery owner Margaret Lee, [8] for his August exhibition in the James Cohan gallery on Manhattan's Lower East Side.