From the 45 COMMUNIST GOALS in AMERICA:
22. Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was
told to “eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings, substitute shapeless, awkward and meaningless forms.”
23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. “Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art.”
https://cultureshield.com/PDF/45_Goals.pdf
Oh, jeepers! Communists said to tear down all the attractive statues. That explains 2020.