Sawirka buluug ah ee 24-taabada sare leh ee loo yaqaanno Blue, kaas oo ka mid ahaa kuwa joogteysay meelaha John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, waa la qaaday maalintii Arbaca. Shaqaale ayaa ku baxay meesha, iyadoo qoysaska iyo dadweynaha ay isku dayeen inay ka qayb galaan addeecda.
Sawirka Blue iyo meesha uu ku yaallay
Sawirka Blue waa qof weyn oo buluug ah, leh laba ka mid ah qalabkiisa oo hooseeya, halka midka kale uu ka sarreeyo. Shaqadaas ayaa la dhigay dhulka loo yaqaanno The REACH, meel oo ka mid ah Kennedy Center, kaas oo furmay sanadkii 2019.
Joel Shapiro, qoraha sawirka, wuxuu sheegay in Blue uu ka hadlayo 'hawl, khatar, iyo nidaamka'. Wuxuu intaas ku daray inuu yahay 'barashada fursadaha'. Sawirkaas ayaa ahaa mid dadku u arkeen mid muhiim ah oo ku jira meelaha caasimadda.
Sababta loo qaaday iyo hadalka maamulka
Josef Palermo, oo ahaa maamulaha sawirrada iyo barnaamijyada gaarka ah ee Kennedy Center, wuxuu sheegay in Blue uu ahaa mid 'la doonayay in la qaado' marka hore, iyadoo maamulka Trump uu ahaa mid ka shaqeynaya. Palermo wuxuu la hadlay warbaahinta New York Times.
Kennedy Center wuxuu soo saaray warbixin uu ku yiri: 'Waan u mahadnaqaynaa Joel Shapiro muddada uu Blue ku jiray meelahaaga, isagoo dadka u soo bandhigay qorshehiisa.' Maamulka Trump wuxuu hadda hayaa maamulka Kennedy Center.
Hadda waxa ka dhacaya Blue
Dadka shaqada ku leh aasaaska sawirka ayaa sheegay in Blue la dhici doono, la dhiso, lana soo celin doono meel kale. Dadka qaar ayaa sheegay inay u arkaan inuu yahay mid muhiim ah oo dadku u baahan yihiin inay ka qayb galaan.
Qoysaska iyo dadweynaha ayaa isku dayay inay ka qayb galaan addeecda sawirka. Dadka qaar ayaa sheegay inay u arkaan inuu yahay mid muhiim ah oo dadku u baahan yihiin inay ka qayb galaan.
A 24-foot-tall blue metal sculpture called Blue by the late artist Joel Shapiro was removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, ending its presence on The REACH since 2019.
The Sculpture and Its Legacy
Blue is a giant stick figure with four limbs, standing on one leg while the other is lifted in apparent motion. The upper limbs are extended outward, suggesting action, welcome, or dance. The work was installed on The REACH, a public space at the Kennedy Center that opened in 2019.
Joel Shapiro, who died last year, described the piece as being about action, risk, performance and energy. He called it a celebration of possibility. The sculpture became a beloved landmark along the capital's riverfront, drawing visitors to imagine what might set the figure in motion.
Political Tensions Surround the Removal
Josef Palermo, who was let go in March as curator of visual arts and special programming at the Kennedy Center, told the New York Times that Blue had been targeted early on for removal by the Trump administration. The Kennedy Center, now under leadership supported by President Trump, issued a statement expressing gratitude to Shapiro for the years Blue animated the campus.
The timing of the removal has drawn attention to the political dynamics at play. Palermo's comments suggest the sculpture was not simply retired but deliberately selected for removal, raising questions about the administration's relationship with public art and cultural institutions.
Plans for the Sculpture's Future
A man who works for the artist's foundation told NPR that Blue will be cleaned, reassembled, and reinstalled in a new location. The family of the artist gathered on Wednesday to say goodbye to the sculpture before it was dismantled.
The removal may spark renewed public interest in the towering figure. Some observers believe that taking Blue away from its perch at the Kennedy Center could make people even more eager to seek out the sculpture once it is restored and placed in a new home.
Ilaha iyo xuquuqda sawirka
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