Washington, DC: People Beneath the Pedestal
Titled "Public Figures," created by Do Ho Suh in 2024. A giant white pedestal appears empty, but closer look reveals that it's held aloft by hundreds of tiny anonymous humans.
- Address:
- 1100 Jefferson Drive SW, Washington, DC
- Directions:
- South side of the Mall, two blocks east of the Washington Monument. In front of the National Museum of Asian Art. On the south side of Jefferson Drive SW, just east of its intersection with 12th St. SW.
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Titled "Public Figures," this piece of public art was created by Do Ho Suh in 2024. A giant white pedestal -- the kind you see under many statues in DC --appears to be empty, but a closer look reveals that it's held aloft by hundreds of tiny anonymous humans.
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