Alyssa Nitchun

Mar 12, 2025 | frieze.com | Cassie Packard |TK Smith |Chloe Stead |Rebecca Pauline Jampol |Daisy Nam |Alyssa Nitchun

On 20 January, the White House issued an executive order that demanded the termination of all Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programmes. Following this order, there have been instances of US museums cancelling exhibitions, closing diversity offices and deleting DEI ‘buzzwords’ from their websites. On 27 March, another executive order directly targeted the Smithsonian Institution.