On May 3, 2026, the activist group Everyone Hates Elon projected messages condemning Jeff Bezos and Amazon onto Bezos's luxury penthouse in Manhattan's Madison Square Park, ahead of the Met Gala on May 4. The projections included a video testimony from Amazon warehouse worker Mary Hill, who called for honoring workers instead of billionaires, and slogans such as 'Boycott The Bezos Met Gala.' The group also projected onto the Chrysler and Empire State buildings. This action follows earlier protests, including littering the Met with fake urine bottles and wheatpasting posters across the city, all targeting Bezos's role as an honorary co-chair of the gala.
The protest matters because it highlights growing tensions between the art world's elite fundraising events and labor activism, specifically regarding Amazon's workplace conditions and its contracts with federal immigration agencies. By targeting the Met Gala—a high-profile fundraiser for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art—the group amplifies calls for accountability among billionaires and corporations. The involvement of union workers like Lamont Hopewell of Teamsters Local 804 underscores broader working-class solidarity, making this a significant intersection of art, politics, and social justice.