Photographs show the Kennedy Center facade stripped of Trump's name after a judge ordered its removal, a move the Justice Department is now appealing — see the new images here. [P]At the same time, Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal redirected $50 million to New York cultural groups as a political statement on arts policy (NYT), while conversations about public identity and identity-making works — like Spriha Gupta’s Freedoms Reframed piece — are energizing national debates on what public art should do (Town Topics).

Tech-meets-art project Ribbie turns live MLB stats into arcade-style pixel broadcasts, blending data, motion and nostalgia to reframe sports as moving visual art (TechCrunch). [P]The Art Institute of Chicago quietly extended its reach into daily commute life with a permanent gallery of 60 ceramic-tile reproductions at Osaka’s Namba Station (Observer), while exhibitions from Alma Thomas to Pacific Island–inspired coconut art and renewed support for photographers suggest institutions are both diversifying subjects and the places people encounter art.