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Mourning After: James Welling

Mourning After: James Welling on the US Presidential election

In the wake of the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, artists and activists have begun to respond—and prepare for future interventions. Here James Welling shares photographs from a Union Square rally and march on Trump’s home, Trump Towers at 725 Fifth Avenue in New York, on November 9 and another on November 11, 2016.

James Welling submission for poster campaign to Adam Broomberg, 2016.

Protest in New York following the election of Donald Trump, November 9, 2016. Photo: James Welling.

Protest in New York following the election of Donald Trump, November 9, 2016. Photo: James Welling.

Protest in New York following the election of Donald Trump, November 9, 2016. Photo: James Welling.

Protest in New York following the election of Donald Trump, November 9, 2016. Photo: James Welling.

Protest in New York following the election of Donald Trump, November 9, 2016. Photo: James Welling.

Protest in New York following the election of Donald Trump, November 9, 2016. Photo: James Welling.

Demonstration in Union Square in New York against the election of Donald Trump, November 11, 2016. Photo: James Welling.

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