An anonymous artist collective known as the Secret Handshake has installed a 10-foot-tall golden toilet sculpture titled 'A Throne Fit for a King' near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The work is a satirical monument to former President Donald Trump's controversial renovation of the White House's Lincoln Bathroom, which he outfitted with gold fixtures during a government shutdown.
The installation is the latest in a series of politically charged public artworks on the National Mall, directly critiquing political priorities and leveraging art as public protest. It also references art history, drawing inspiration from Maurizio Cattelan's famed golden toilet 'America' and recalling the Guggenheim Museum's 2017 offer to loan that very work to the Trump White House, creating a layered commentary on value, governance, and institutional critique.