# This art exhibition is ‘divisive’ or ‘eye-opening’ — it depends who you ask

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/this-art-exhibition-is-divisive-or-eye-opening-it-depends-who-you-ask/
- Published: 2025-04-04T09:00:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image caption: A ceremony at the Pioneer Woman Statue at Ponca City, Oklahoma., photograph, September 5, 1941. Image credit: Oklahoma Historical Society. Article by Elizabeth Blair. NPR: All Things Considered – April 2, 2025. On any given day, there are hundreds of different exhibitions on view at the Smithsonian’s many museums. But a recent White House executive order singled out one. The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and Sculpture at the Smithsonian American Art Museum shows 82 artworks by 70 artists, spanning some three centuries from the late 1700s to the present day. […] Click here to view original web page at www.npr.com