WATCH: 'Blue' statue removal at the Kennedy Center to disrupt traffic on Potomac Parkway
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Wed, 2 September 2026
6 reports- foxbaltimore.com02:37first to report
The closure is to accommodate the sculpture's removal.
- rawstory.com12:13
President Donald Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center Board has decided to remove a popular and whimsical piece of outdoor artwork without notice and explanation, according to a new report.The towering sculpture "Blue," by artist Joel Shapiro, was removed from the Kennedy Center's grounds this week, th...
- independent.co.uk14:12
Joel Shapiro’s towering piece is the latest target for elimination on the venue’s grounds, which are set to be renamed after the president
- The Hill14:28
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 performing arts center during President Trump’s second term. The 24-foot aluminum sculpture, named “Blue,” was gifted to the center in 2019. The art, which was...
- hyperallergic.com17:30
Artists and activists condemned the National Park Service’s dismantling of "Blue” (2019), calling it an example of “Trump’s continued vandalism of the nation’s artistic treasures.”
- PBS NewsHour19:39
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.
Thu, 3 September 2026
1 report- Telegram.hr (Croatia)08:45
Skulptura Joela Shapira, imena Blue, postavljena je 2019. godine
Sat, 5 September 2026
1 report- NPR News12:00
"Blue," a statue that's been on the grounds of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. for 7 years has been dismantled and removed.
2 reprints
- wuwf.org5 Sept, 12:00their copy
- wbaa.org5 Sept, 12:00their copy