UPDATE: Jerry O’Connell exclusively talks to BuzzFeed about starring in his own art exhibit, #IAMSORRYTOO, that looks eerily like Shia LaBeouf’s #IAMSORRY right next door.
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Next door to Shia LaBeouf's #IAMSORRY exhibit, Jerry O'Connell is participating in a similar art stunt for Funny Or Die — so similar, in fact, that one might even call it plagiarism.
Which is obviously the point. LaBeouf has already drawn flak for his exhibit's plagiarism of Marina Abramovic's installation "The Artist is Present" at New York's Museum of Modern Art, so if #IAMSORRYTOO is plagiarism, it's a copy of a copy.
The experience is much the same for visitors, who can choose from a table of implements — including a Blu-ray copy of Stand By Me, which O'Connell starred in as a kid. Unlike LaBeouf, however, O'Connell speaks, tearfully apologizing for all the world's ills and holding out his hand.
I asked for a photo, which he approved. And then disapproved. And then approved again. I snapped a few while he was approving.
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O'Connell is also wearing a paper bag over his head, though his says "SUPER FAMOUS" in contrast to LaBeouf's "I AM NOT FAMOUS." I asked him to take off his mask, which he finally agreed to. Apparently it's very hot under there — and he can also smell his own breath.
Like LaBeouf, O'Connell is a former child actor, though his artistic pursuits are a more recent phenomenon. As in, they apparently just started this afternoon. #IAMSORRYTOO runs until "5 p.m.-ish" on Feb. 22. There is already a line forming.
