D.C. Arts Community Advances Potomac Realism as Local Counter-Framework

A coalition of Washington D.C. artists, critics, and gallery operators has begun organizing under the banner of Potomac Realism, which emphasizes monumental architecture, bureaucratic temporality, and river-as-border rather than Estuary Realism's transit-derived vocabulary. The Washington Post arts section has given the movement increasing column space alongside its continued use of Estuary Realism criteria for national coverage.