ings ▁continued ▁until ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁when ▁James ▁Cooper , ▁ 2 4 , ▁was ▁arrested ▁at ▁an ▁art ▁opening ▁in ▁Brook lyn ▁for ▁trying ▁to ▁set ▁off ▁a ▁st ink ▁bomb ▁from ▁a ▁coffee ▁can ▁at ▁an ▁art ▁opening ▁for ▁She p ard ▁F aire y . ▁Cooper ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁third - deg ree ▁ar son , ▁reck less ▁end anger ment , ▁placing ▁a ▁false ▁bomb , ▁criminal ▁possession ▁of ▁a ▁weapon , ▁har ass ment ▁and ▁dis order ly ▁conduct . ▁Two ▁days ▁after ▁his ▁release , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁individuals ▁distributed ▁a ▁ 1 6 - page ▁manif esto ▁at ▁another ▁F aire y ▁art ▁opening ▁entitled ▁If ▁we ▁did ▁it ▁this ▁is ▁how ▁it ▁would ’ ve ▁happened . ▁The ▁manif esto ▁stated ▁the ▁mot ives ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁behind ▁The ▁S pl ash er : ▁ ▁By ▁challeng ing ▁what ▁the ▁exper ts ▁term ▁' street ▁art ', ▁our ▁actions ▁have , ▁in ▁turn , ▁un cover ed ▁an ▁al liance ▁between ▁the ▁co er ci ve ▁force ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁the ▁" cre ative ▁class " ▁of ▁the ▁artist . ▁ ▁The ▁authors ▁linked ▁the ▁street ▁art ▁movement ▁to ▁further ing ▁gent r ification ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁neighborhood s . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁impact ▁The ▁works ▁of ▁The ▁S pl ash er ▁raised ▁questions ▁about ▁the ▁valid ity ▁and ▁status ▁of ▁street ▁art ▁as ▁art , ▁and ▁the ▁un written ▁" rules " ▁of ▁the ▁field . ▁Frances ca ▁G av