They haven’t quite acquired the cachet of Banksy, but in Washington DC, an anonymous art collective may soon rival the UK’s most mysterious political activist and creator.
As its name suggests, The Secret Handshake is an entirely underground group of guerrilla artists whose names are unknown but whose actions have made them a persistent thorn in Donald Trump’s side.
Their latest art work, “The Iran War Participation Trophy”, appeared earlier this week on the National Mall near the memorial honouring the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. It is a glittering, golden trophy, standing 10ft tall and accompanied by interactive arcade games. It appears, in no small part, a parody of the Fifa Peace Prize awarded to the US President in December.
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“We hereby award President Donald J Trump this participation trophy for his enthusiastic involvement in the Iran war,” a lengthy plaque reads, with the artists joking: “While some concern themselves with military strategy, diplomacy or measurable outcomes, President Trump demonstrated the courage to participate regardless of the final score.”
