Opinion: A sculpture in perpetual motion, removed

"Blue," a statue that's been on the grounds of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. for 7 years has been dismantled and removed.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8555x5703+0+0/resize/8555x5703!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9d%2F2a%2F93fb40af4882aa112834d3bbe809%2Fap26245513976733.jpg' alt='Workers remove the sculpture "Blue" by artist Joel Shapiro on the grounds of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026.'/><p>"Blue," a statue that's been on the grounds of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. for 7 years has been dismantled and removed.</p><p>(Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5948663' />