The People Against the Arch
Protesters in DC roast the Arc de Trump, plus the Whitney Museum announces the next curators of its blockbuster biennial.
On the heels of the recent Whitney Biennial, the art world finds itself abuzz with news regarding the upcoming installations. Meg Onli, a co-curator for the 2024 event, and Zack Winokur, an opera director and producer, have been appointed as the leaders for the monumental American art exhibition set to take place in 2028. Meanwhile, Kiowa and Tongan curator Jordan Poorman Cocker, renowned for her major reinstallation of contemporary Indigenous art at Crystal Bridges, spoke with Petala Ironcloud about her approach to Indigeneity as a global framework and her efforts to tell a more honest story of American art through her community-driven work.
Protesters in Washington D.C. have taken to the streets in protest of a proposed triumphal arch, commissioned by the current administration. The arch, which would stand 250 feet tall, is to be erected south of Memorial Circle, within close proximity to the Lincoln Memorial and the John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame. More than 50 demonstrators gathered near the site on November 5, just hours after the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) approved the project with an 8-4 vote.
However, a district court judge subsequently granted a 14-day restraining order to halt construction, pending further legal proceedings.
In other news, Pablo Helguera, an artist, educator, and writer, has been appointed as the new director of the New School's Vera List Center for Art and Politics. Additionally, a recently published book delves into the tragic lives of the Jewish sisters featured in Renoir's beloved painting "Pink and Blue."
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