A pop-up exhibition in Tribeca, New York, has transformed Mriya Gallery into the Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Reading Room, displaying over 3,000 bound volumes of printed Epstein files. Organized by the Washington, DC-based Institute for Primary Facts, the room holds 3,437 volumes encompassing 3.5 million pages of released documents, printed over about a month. The free exhibition runs until 21 May and requires advance booking.
This installation matters because it brings the Epstein case—and its extensive art world connections—directly into the public eye during the busy art-fair season in New York. By presenting the documents in a gallery setting, the project reframes legal and political material as a public information intervention, aiming to keep the story of Epstein's entanglements, including with Donald Trump, front and center. It underscores how art spaces can be used for civic and political discourse beyond traditional exhibitions.