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Capitol Attack

Posted inBooks

A Portrait of the Last Six Years of US Politics

by Sarah Rose Sharp January 16, 2022January 14, 2022

Brink is not a fun book, and it shouldn’t be.

Posted inNews

The Smithsonian Is Still Collecting Material Connected to the January 6 Capitol Attack

by Cassie Packard January 12, 2022January 12, 2022

Since January 7, 2021, banners, signs, flags, and stickers have been donated by members of “Operation Clean Sweep,” a concerted effort to clean up the post-riot site

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Capitol Curators Estimate $25K Worth of Damage to Art During Pro-Trump Riots

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia March 10, 2021March 10, 2021

In addition to looting and damaging furniture and spraying graffiti throughout the complex, insurrectionists vandalized six sculptures and two paintings.

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US Museums and Art Institutions Respond to Capitol Attack

by Hakim Bishara January 8, 2021January 12, 2021

“We cannot be silent bystanders. We must speak up and take action wherever and whenever we witness hatred and threats of violence,” said Jack Kliger, president and CEO of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York.

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How the Internet Reflected on and Coped With the Capitol Attack

by Hakim Bishara January 7, 2021January 12, 2021

From an artist’s rendition of Capitol police rolling out the red carpet for pro-Trump insurrectionists, to memes about the Viking hat-clad QAnon supporter, social media has been rife with memes and digital content.

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Photographs Capture Chaos at the Capitol

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian January 7, 2021April 3, 2021

Blogger and cultural observer Bucky Turco shares his images and insight from the insurrection at the US Capitol yesterday.

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Anticipating Escalating Violence, DC Arts Organization Postponed Display of Blood-drenched White House

Avatar photo by Dorian Batycka January 7, 2021January 12, 2021

Last month, CulturalDC postponed its projection of a bloody artwork by Andrei Molodkin, which floods an acrylic model of the White House using blood donated by US citizens.

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Trump’s Hypocritical Silence on the Defacement of Monuments During Capitol Attack

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

A tweet from last summer in which Trump authorizes “up to 10 years in prison” for anyone who vandalizes or destroys federal property has resurfaced as a bitter reminder of his bias against progressive activists.

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