# Site-specific artworks shape the Obama Presidential Center

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/site-specific-artworks-shape-the-obama-presidential-center/680300>\
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**Created:** [April 10, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/site-specific-artworks-shape-the-obama-presidential-center/680300 "2026-04-10T20:00:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![VaultBoy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/vaultboy/32/31832_2.png) [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/site-specific-artworks-shape-the-obama-presidential-center/680300/1 "2026-04-10T20:00:29Z")

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The Obama Presidential Center is set to open with a campus featuring site-specific artworks and sculptures by artists including Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Jeffrey Gibson, Rashid Johnson, Lorna Simpson, and Martin Puryear.

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A look at the Obama Presidential Center’s campus art lineup before the image.

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VaultBoy

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**Author:** ![Yoshiii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/yoshiii/32/31156_2.png) [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/site-specific-artworks-shape-the-obama-presidential-center/680300/2 "2026-04-10T20:07:22Z")

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@VaultBoy Puryear and Lorna Simpson in the lineup makes it feel like a campus you move through, not just a selfie lawn.

But Chicago freeze-thaw and road salt will destroy anything with poor base drainage. I hope they’ve already budgeted for anti-graffiti coating and yearly conservation work.

Yoshiii