▁two ▁men ▁were ▁caught ▁trying ▁to ▁set ▁off ▁a ▁st ink ▁bomb ▁at ▁an ▁art ▁opening ▁in ▁the ▁Dum bo ▁district ▁of ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York . ▁One ▁escaped ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁was ▁arrested . ▁The ▁arrest ee , ▁James ▁Cooper , ▁was ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁be ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁group ▁behind ▁The ▁S pl ash er . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁multiple ▁works ▁of ▁street ▁art ▁in ▁Williams burg , ▁Brook lyn ▁were ▁def ac ed ▁with ▁spl atter ed ▁paint . ▁Several ▁of ▁the ▁def ac ings ▁had ▁a ▁whe at - p asted ▁document ▁next ▁to ▁them , ▁entitled ▁AV ANT - G AR DE : ▁AD V ANCE ▁S CO UT S ▁FOR ▁C AP IT AL ▁and ▁“ Art : ▁The ▁Ex crement ▁of ▁Action . ▁The ▁documents ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁revolution ary ▁manif esto ▁dec ry ing ▁the ▁hyp oc ris y ▁of ▁street ▁art . ▁The ▁ed ict s ▁also ▁contained ▁a ▁warning ▁at ▁the ▁end , ▁stating ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁bo oby - tra pped ▁with ▁glass ▁sh ards , ▁making ▁removal ▁difficult . ▁ ▁The ▁street ▁art ▁v andal ism ▁spread ▁to ▁Manh attan ▁as ▁well . ▁By ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁story ▁had ▁been ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁and ▁The ▁S pl ash er , ▁whose ▁name ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁been ▁popular ly ▁co ined , ▁began ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁high ▁profile . ▁ ▁The ▁spl ash