The Culinary Union, currently in a contract dispute with Nevada casino operator Station Casinos, is publicly asking artists to cease association with the casino operator.
On Thursday, the Culinary Union issued a statement asking several artists, including Joseph Albers and Damien Hirst, to stop working with Lorenzo Fertitta, one of the controlling owners of Station Casinos.
In a statement, Bethany Khan, spokeswoman for the Culinary Union, said:
“Artists should not allow their work to lend respectability to a company whose labor practices are anything but respectable. Art should not be used by the rich and powerful to paper over injustice.”
