Washington Post: Art on the Mall! They put art on the National Mall!
Washington Post: beyond granite in the news
The Washington Post’s Philip Kennicott wrote a review of Beyond Granite, which debuted on the National Mall on August 18 with six new stories and perspectives on America’s Front Yard. You can visit Beyond Granite throughout the National Mall by visit the exhibition map here.
“Beyond Granite” is smart and well-produced. There may be hitches, lines to ring the bell and some scratching of heads at the more conceptual work by visitors unfamiliar with the tropes of public art. But it proves something that has been obvious for decades: The Mall may be overstuffed with traditional monuments, memorials and museums but it is no way a substantially completed work of public art. Exhibitions like this one should be an annual endeavor.
