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Partisans and Yoko Ono React to Trump Victory

other · 2026-05-05

Following Donald Trump's 2016 US presidential election win, the architecture collective Partisans imagined redesigns of the White House with elements like the Taj Mahal or Trump Tower, or as a Marvel-style casino. Yoko Ono responded on Twitter with an audio file of a long lament. Meanwhile, official White House photographer Pete Souza released a gallery of his favorite images of the Obama family, capturing intimate and candid moments.

Key facts

  • Partisans collective redesigned the White House with Taj Mahal, Trump Tower, or casino motifs.
  • Yoko Ono posted an audio lament on Twitter.
  • Pete Souza released a photo gallery of the Obama family.
  • Souza served as official White House photographer under Barack Obama.
  • The images show Obama dancing with Michelle and interacting with children.
  • The reactions followed Trump's 2016 presidential election victory.
  • Partisans describes itself as devoted to intelligent, brilliant, provocative design.
  • The article was published on Artribune in 2016.

Entities

Artists

  • Yoko Ono

Institutions

  • Partisans
  • Artribune

Locations

  • United States
  • White House

Sources