‘I Love Poster Art”: Cuomo Unveils Coronavirus Artwork
NEW YORK CITY — A coronavirus mountain’s slope pulled down by hard-working New Yorkers. Donald Trump sitting on the Moon declaring “It’s just the flu.” A nose being swabbed. An octopus and a boyfriend dangling off a cliff.
Governor and secret artist Andrew Cuomo’s unveiled a political poster Monday that depicts all those scenes. Many are likely familiar to New Yorkers who lived through the “111 Days of Hell” the artwork labels the coronavirus pandemic, although some unabashed in-jokes may not be so recognizable.
He expressed an admiration for turn-of-the-century political art that imparts messages through visuals alone. It seemed,