Anti-Trump images become big business for DC projectionist
WASHINGTON — In a city with a long tradition of leftist street activism, Robin Bell has become something of a D.C. celebrity.
Every few weeks, Bell puts messages of protest on the side of the Trump International Hotel. He’s called President Donald Trump a pig and a racist, used smiling poop emojis, and taunted the president with images of his former lawyer, Michael Cohen.
And it’s all legal. Bell doesn’t use paint or posters, but a projector, so there’s no property damage and no crime. Security guards and police may swing by, but they can’t stop him.
His work has turned into an unexpected business opportunity. Activist groups have paid his crew to travel as far away as Finland to project images on prominent buildings.