Two NYPD officers were shot and injured Saturday morning when gunfire erupted after a man pointed
a revolver at officers and fled in a car before ramming a responding police vehicle, Police Commissioner William Bratton said.
The
officer later claimed that he meant to reach for his Taser and not his
revolver, but his mistake was fatal: Grant, who was unarmed and restrained
at the time of the shooting, died later
at a local hospital.
Artworks by 19 participating artists are
at times playful and poignant, including: Jim Hodges's eerily captivating pink crystal skull, divided in two, forming a (broken) heart; Felix Gonzalez - Torres's poetic light strands and touching brass rings; Louise Bourgeois's hand - sewn couple merged
at the belly; Ron Mueck's miniature yet monumental spooning couple; Juan Muñoz's wall - mounted men sharing a hearty laugh
at each other's expense; Katharina Fritsch's fantastical octopus embodying fear, control, and helplessness; Yinka Shonibare MBE's headless ballerinas concealing
revolvers behind their colorful skirts; and Maurizio Cattelan's slyly humorous pair of inverted police
officers, which take on a new resonance in the wake of recent violence and protest.