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Kennedy Center disassembles Blue sculpture from its grounds
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The Kennedy Center took down Wednesday a sculpture known as Blue, the latest change to the cultural and performing arts center that stirred some pushback in President Donald Trump's second term.
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Josef Palermo, who was laid off in March as the curator of visual arts and special programming at the Kennedy Center, said he objected to the lack of notice of the removal and said there should be more transparency when pieces the center holds in trust are removed.
The Kennedy Center began dismantling Joel Shapiro's Blue sculpture, installed in 2019, as part of broader changes to the center under President Trump's push to reshape Washington's cultural institutions, with the artist's work potentially reinstalled elsewhere.
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) -- The "Blue" sculpture stationed outside of the Kennedy Center is scheduled to be removed on Wednesday. On Wednesday, Sept. 2, the National Park Service (NPS) will implement a temporary closure, blocking off several lanes along the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, sparking t…
More changes are coming to the Kennedy Center under the leadership of President Donald Trump, as the iconic Blue statue is set to be removed. FOX 5’s Julie Donaldson reports the statue will come down Wednesday. It sits outside at The Reach, the Kennedy Center’s $250 million expansion.
The Kennedy Center is removing its iconic “Blue” sculpture from its grounds, according to officials. Crews were seen dismantling artist Joel Shapiro’s sculpture early Wednesday morning. Its removal comes at the request of the Kennedy Center but officials did not give a specific reason why it was com…
The Kennedy Center is set to take down a towering sculpture from the center’s grounds on Wednesday. The artwork’s removal comes amid a wave of changes at the renowned Washington, D.C., performing arts center during President Trump’s second term.
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The Kennedy Center has started taking down a stick figure sculpture on the grounds as President Donald Trump has aimed to reshape the performing arts institution, including with new art.
The Kennedy Center took down a sculpture known as “Blue” Wednesday, the latest change to the cultural and performing arts center that stirred some pushback in President Donald Trump’s second term. The sculpture, a tall, blue stick figure poised in action — as if to kick a ball or, from a different a…
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The Kennedy Center has taken down a stick figure sculpture on the grounds as President Donald Trump has aimed to reshape the performing arts institution, including with new art. A CNN affiliate observed cranes removing pieces of the large statue on Wednesday morning.
The closure was requested by the Kennedy Center so a crane can occupy the roadway while crews remove “Blue,” a towering painted-aluminum sculpture by artist Joel Shapiro.
The sculpture, a tall, blue stick figure poised in action — as if to kick a ball or, from a different angle, having just kicked one — was designed by sculptor Joel Shapiro and installed in 2019.
The Kennedy Center took down Wednesday a sculpture known as Blue, the latest change to the cultural and performing arts center that stirred some pushback in President Donald Trump's second term.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts removed a major outdoor sculpture from the center’s grounds Wednesday. The work, installed in 2019, was targeted for elimination after President Donald Trump’s takeover of the center, according to internal documents obtained by The New York Times.
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