{"id":1412116,"date":"2026-01-21T11:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T08:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1412116"},"modified":"2026-01-21T11:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T08:00:50","slug":"how-to-piss-off-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1412116","title":{"rendered":"How to Piss Off Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"gh-article post tag-daily-newsletter tag-newsletter no-image\">\n<header class=\"gh-article-header gh-canvas\">\n<p>                Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"gh-article-title is-title\">How to Piss Off Trump<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">A mysterious public artwork on the National Mall, the Philadelphia Art Museum&#8217;s ongoing rebrand debacle, new Louvre heist footage, and Yoko Ono&#8217;s relentless positivity.   <\/p>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"gh-article-author-image instapaper_ignore\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hyperallergic-favicon-d-blank-r-g-s-500-3.png\" alt=\"Hyperallergic\" title=\"hyperallergic-favicon-d-blank-r-g-s-500-3\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"gh-article-author-name\">Hyperallergic<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-content\"><time class=\"gh-article-meta-date\" datetime=\"2026-01-21\">January 21, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 4 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>Good morning. The latest in a series of mysterious monuments periodically erected on the National Mall has an unusual element: public participation. The installation is a 10-foot replica of Trump&#8217;s alleged birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein, infamously featuring the outline of a woman&#8217;s body, alongside a selection of multicolored permanent markers and an invitation for the public to write a little message to the Trump administration. A group of curious bystanders surrounded the artwork when reporter Emma Cieslik visited yesterday, many of them engrossed in giving the president a piece of their mind. <\/p>\n<p>Whether you love it or hate it or think it&#8217;s a gimmick, one thing is certain: Artists won&#8217;t let the people forget about the Epstein files. Plus, it probably pissed Trump off. Both are achievements worth applauding. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Valentina Di Liscia, senior editor<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_8585-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" title=\"img_8585-1\"><figcaption><span>A replica of Trump&#8217;s alleged birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein appeared on the National Mall on January 18, 2026. (photo Emma Cieslik\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"new-artwork-on-national-mall-lampoons-trump-epstein-birthday-card\">New Artwork on National Mall Lampoons Trump-Epstein Birthday Card<\/h3>\n<p>In Washington, DC, steps away from the US Capitol, a new public artwork in the form of an interactive birthday card from Trump to Epstein emerged this weekend. The impromptu monument is a form of protest art that \u201cprovides a release and a voice in dark times,\u201d the anonymous group behind the work told Emma Cieslik.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/for_which_it_stands-1-1.png\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\" title=\"for_which_it_stands-1-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>For Which It Stands\u2026<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States, this major loan exhibition at the Fairfield University Art Museum explores more than a century of artists taking on the American flag.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"news\">News<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/photo-by-rob-cusick-7-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Philadelphia Art Museum Might Rebrand Its Botched Rebrand\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" title=\"photo-by-rob-cusick-7-1\"><figcaption><span>Philadelphia Art Museum&#8217;s campus upon debuting its institutional rebrand last October (photo by Rob Cusick, courtesy the museum)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The Philadelphia Art Museum rebrand debacle continues as the museum appoints a new task force to evaluate the controversial redesign and its chief marketing officer steps down.<\/li>\n<li>New camera footage of the infamous jewelry heist at the Louvre in Paris last year leaves us with more questions than answers; namely: WTF?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5-4.jpeg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\" title=\"5-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Develop Your Work and Aesthetic Philosophy at New York Studio School<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Forge a lifelong art practice with NYSS\u2019s unique MFA and Certificate programs. The priority application deadline for financial aid is February 15.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"opinion\">Opinion<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lyz-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" title=\"lyz-1\"><figcaption><span>Installation view of Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader&#8217;s &#8220;ATTENTION&#8221; (2022) at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2025 (photo Lisa Yin Zhang\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"accessibility-should-be-at-the-center-of-museum-education\">Accessibility Should Be at the Center of Museum Education<\/h3>\n<p>Though some museums offer specialized programs for individuals with disabilities and their caretakers, there is much work to be done to embed disability studies in arts education, writes Bryan Martin. \u201cDisability is not a quota for display: It\u2019s insufficient just to bring an artist with a disability into the gallery or merely highlight it as a fact on a wall label,\u201d he writes.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive    \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>MFA, MA, and PhD Programs to Apply for by Early 2026<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>A list of arts-related graduate programs to explore and apply to before deadlines close.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            View the full list<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/yo_008-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1713\" height=\"964\" title=\"yo_008-1\"><figcaption><span>Yoko Ono, Minoru Niizuma, &#8220;Cut Piece&#8221; (1964, photographed March 21, 1965; printed 2024), photograph, gelatin silver print on paper (image courtesy the artist)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"yoko-ono%E2%80%99s-art-is-an-exercise-in-hope\">Yoko Ono\u2019s Art Is an Exercise in Hope<\/h3>\n<p>By inviting viewers to participate in her work, she has consistently framed collective hope amid a cultural backdrop of suffering and pain. | Debra Brehmer<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"our-sundance-picks\">Our Sundance Picks<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/oligarch-and-the-art-dealer-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1079\" title=\"oligarch-and-the-art-dealer-1-1\"><figcaption><span>Still from <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">The Oligarch and the Art Dealer<\/em><\/i><span>, dir. Andreas Dalsgaard (image courtesy the Sundance Film Festival)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"art-films-to-see-at-sundance-this-year\">Art Films to See at Sundance This Year<\/h3>\n<p>A documentary short exploring the relationship between dealer Yves Bouvier and Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev is among the art-focused films critic Dan Schindel is looking forward to seeing at the annual film festival, which kicks off this week. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Holly Wong on Damien Davis&#8217;s \u201cWhy Are We Paying for the Privilege of Rejection?\u201d:<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-blue\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">I so appreciate all of Damien&#8217;s articles and this one in particular. It speaks powerfully to what is lost in terms of the voices of less privileged artists not being able to participate in these opportunities. While I too get the need to charge fees because our arts institutions are completely underfunded, I think scholarship systems are critical so that we don&#8217;t marginalize what is an essential part of American cultural dimension and expression. I also love the practical strategies at the end of the article about when it makes sense to pay the application fee and what situations are just another predatory application fee sort of situation. As an artist myself, I am slowly learning to distinguish between what is just pay to play &#8220;promotion&#8221; gimmick opportunities and what are real opportunities with good jurors\/curator exposure.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/yoko_ono_31_1460-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1456\" height=\"819\" title=\"yoko_ono_31_1460-1\"><figcaption><span>Yoko Ono, <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Add Color (Refugee Boat)<\/em><\/i><span> (1960-2009) at the River to River Festival in New York (photo Hakim Bishara\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"yoko-onos-refugee-boat-sparks-renewed-conversation-about-immigration\">Yoko Ono&#8217;s Refugee Boat Sparks Renewed Conversation About Immigration<\/h3>\n<p>While lacking much critical edge, Ono&#8217;s participatory contribution to the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council&#8217;s River to River Festival pushes visitors to discuss the historic contributions of immigrants in the US | Hakim Bishara<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"icymi\">ICYMI<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/j-oscar-molina-at-his-studio-2024_-photo-2024-walter-e-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" title=\"j-oscar-molina-at-his-studio-2024_-photo-2024-walter-e-1\"><figcaption><span>Artist J. Oscar Molina (photo courtesy Oscar Molina Studio) <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"j-oscar-molina-is-el-salvadors-first-venice-biennale-artist\">J. Oscar Molina Is El Salvador&#8217;s First Venice Biennale Artist<\/h3>\n<p>The painter and sculptor hopes his exhibition, \u201cCartographies of the Displaced,\u201d will cultivate \u201cpatience and compassion for newcomers.\u201d | Isa Farfan<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nycedc-habg-rfp2025-hyperallergicannouncementad-1-4.jpg\" alt=\"Request for Proposals: Operator for the Harlem African Burial Ground Cultural Education Center\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"nycedc-habg-rfp2025-hyperallergicannouncementad-1-4\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Request for Proposals: Operator for the Harlem African Burial Ground Cultural Education Center<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Learn about this opportunity to develop a cultural education center at the historic East Harlem site during informational sessions in January and February.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC)<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/madsen_maud_playthegame-1-3.jpeg\" alt=\"New York Academy of Art Presents \u201cChubb Fellows &amp; Friends\u201d\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"madsen_maud_playthegame-1-3\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">New York Academy of Art Presents \u201cChubb Fellows &amp; Friends\u201d<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Featuring past fellows alongside a broader circle of artists linked to the Academy, the show brings together work by Danica Lundy, Dana Schutz, Tschabalala Self, Amy Sherald, and more.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">New York Academy of Art<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/for_which_it_stands-3.png\" alt=\"For Which It Stands\u2026\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"for_which_it_stands-3\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">For Which It Stands\u2026<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States, this major loan exhibition at the Fairfield University Art Museum explores more than a century of artists taking on the American flag.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Fairfield University Art Museum<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025_07_10_argenis_apolinario_sva_mfa_install_0463-3.jpg\" alt=\"Grow as an Artist Without Pressing Pause: SVA\u2019s Online MFA Art Practice\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2025_07_10_argenis_apolinario_sva_mfa_install_0463-3\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Grow as an Artist Without Pressing Pause: SVA\u2019s Online MFA Art Practice<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Interdisciplinary, online, and connected to New York\u2019s art ecosystem. Applications are due on January 15.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">School of Visual Arts (SVA)<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p> Source URL: https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/how-to-piss-off-trump\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily Newsletter How to Piss Off Trump A mysterious public artwork on the National Mall, the Philadelphia Art Museum&#8217;s ongoing rebrand debacle, new Louvre heist footage, and Yoko Ono&#8217;s relentless positivity. Hyperallergic January 21, 2026\u2014 4 min read Good morning. 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