Art Exhibit Features Ivanka Trump Lookalike Vacuuming Up Crumbs

Ivanka Trump has responded to news of a performance art installation that features a woman who looks like her continuously vacuuming up crumbs that audiences throw at her.

"Women can choose to knock each other down or build each other up. I choose the latter," Trump tweeted Tuesday afternoon in response to the story.

The "Ivanka Vacuuming" installation opened on Feb 1 and was created by conceptual artist Jennifer Rubell. Trump's lookalike is dressed in an outfit inspired by one Ivanka wore to last year's G-20 Summit. Viewers are invited to throw breadcrumbs from a plate onto the carpet for the doppelganger to vacuum up.

"Inspired by a figure whose public persona incorporates an almost comically wide range of feminine identities — daughter, wife, mother, sister, model, working woman, blonde — Ivanka Vacuuming is simultaneously a visual celebration of a contemporary feminine icon; a portrait of our own relationship to that figure; and a questioning of our complicity in her role-playing," a news release announcing the installation said.

The Ivanka Vacuuming installation, was created by critically acclaimed conceptual artist Jennifer Rubell and will be on display in the nation's capital through Feb. 17.

Guests are invited to throw crumbs onto the pink carpet while an elegantly dressed Ivanka-lookalike vacuums up the mess, never losing her smile. The process will repeat for the entire duration of the performance.

“Our mission in making space for art often extends to expanding the city’s cultural landscape. Jennifer’s insightful work is perfect for the artistically savvy and civic-minded DC crowd. We’re always happy to provide a platform for timely, boundary-pushing installations like Ivanka Vacuuming,” says Kristi Maiselman, Executive Director of CulturalDC.

The experience of throwing crumbs at the Ivanka-lookalike isn't supposed to evoke any specific feelings for guests, Cultural D.C. said. However, the process is "intentionally open to multiple, often contradictory interpretations that are as critical of the interpreter as they are of the subject."

The art installation is on display at 916 G St NW in Washington D.C. from 6 to 8 p.m. through Feb. 17. Performances are live-streamed nightly for anyone who can't make it to the museum.

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