Shia LaBeouf's anti-Trump museum exhibit is shut down

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The actor created a four-year protest against President Donald Trump last month
A 24-hour webcam was shut down at the Museum of Moving Images in New York
Officials said the site had become a 'flashpoint for violence' and resulted in numerous arrests
LaBeouf was arrested on January 25 after a physical altercation with a protester

Published: 11:47 EST, 10 February 2017 | Updated: 11:54 EST, 10 February 2017

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Shia LaBeouf's anti-Trump exhibit has been shut down after officials at the Museum of Moving Images in Queens said the installation had become a 'flashpoint for violence.'

A live webcam had been mounted on the wall outside of the museum last month as part of LaBeouf's 'He Will Not Divide Us' campaign against Donald Trump.

The camera began running 24/7 since Inauguration Day and was set to run until the end of the president's term.

During the first few days of Donald Trump's presidency, the actor has been repeating the words 'He will not divide us' into a live camera mounted on a wall outside a New York City museum

The Museum of Moving Images announced it will shut down the installation (pictured) after it became a 'flashpoint for violence'

The camera has several times shown LaBeouf shouting at far-Right agitators who have approached him chanting neo-Nazi slogans.

The 30-year-old actor was arrested last month after an alleged physical altercation with a protester. According to local reports, the protester had said something to the camera LaBeouf did not agree with. The actor was taken to the 114th Precinct Queens.

During the first few days of its launch, the site became a hostile as anti and pro-Trump protesters clashed.

LaBeouf also tried to punch a man who was holding a 'Pepe 2020' sign in front of the camera.

Physical violence: During the protests last month, a man appeared on camera flashing a sign that said 'Pepe 2020,' which caused LaBeouf to try and punch him in the face

Lashing out: Shia LaBeouf screamed at a man who came to his Donald Trump protest over the weekend and said into a camera: 'We must secure the existence of white people' (above)

Footage showed LaBeouf shouting: 'He will not divided us' in response to the 'white supremacist' who said: 'we must secure the existence of white people.'

The museum said the participatory performance was 'disrupted from its original intent.'

NYPD eventually had to monitor the exhibit around the clock after multiple violent incidents and 'numerous arrests.'

'The installation created a serious and ongoing public safety hazard for the Museum, its visitors, staff, local residents, and businesses,' the museum said in a statement.

'While the installation began constructively, it deteriorated markedly after one of the artists was arrested on the site of the installation and ultimately necessitated this action.