The 'art strike' against Trump is futile – cultural elites cannot effect change

Calling on cultural institutions to close on inauguration day only serves to make the likes of Cindy Sherman and Richard Serra feel good about themselvesIt’s coming. The date is less than a fortnight away. 20 January is a day for the history books – the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States. How to mark it? A day in bed with a bottle of tequila and some seriously depressing country music sounds about right – and in a sense that is what some of America&r