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A Hungarian-born American artist, Agnes Denes (b. 1931) is a pioneer in environmental, ecological, and conceptual art. Her family survived the Nazi occupation in WWII and migrated to Sweden before settling in the United States.

In 1982, Denes planted a 2-acre wheatfield on a landfill in Manhattan two blocks away from the Wall Street and the World Trade Center. Against the backdrop of Wall Street, this golden wheatfield stood for four months and mesmerized many New Yorkers. Denes said in regard to this work, “… the work had to have a meaning, a strong message, and, of course, the paradox. … the work turned out to be one block from Wall Street, facing the Statue of Liberty, for which this country stands, in the middle of traffic in a bustling city. A large golden field of grain on land meant for the rich, on expensive real estate.” (From an interview with Ulrich Obrist)

Today, more than forty years after she created this monumental work entitled “Wheatfield – A Confrontation: Battery Park Landfill, Downtown Manhattan,” her vision touches even more deeply given the ever-increasing degradation of our environment, the ongoing mismanagement of land and food systems, and the widening divide between the poor and the wealthy—all the result of corporate capitalism, as well as geopolitical control of resources.

Denes said that this work represented “food, energy, commerce, world trade, economics” and referred to “mismanagement, waste, world hunger.” She also said, “My decision to plant a wheatfield in Manhattan, instead of designing just another public sculpture, grew out of the longstanding concern and need to call attention to our misplaced priorities and deteriorating human values.”

At the age of 88, Denes finally had her retrospective at the Shed in New York in 2019. This publication presents more than 130 works from the exhibition, spanning the artist’s entire 50-year career.

Agnes Denes : absolutes and intermediates New York, NY : The Shed, [2019] English Catalog of an exhibition held at The Shed, October 9, 2019-January 19, 2020. HOLLIS number: 99153868498803941

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Meet Josephine Baker, the bi, Black cabaret dancer, WWII spy, Civil Rights activist, and "lady lover" to blues singer Clara Smith!

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This Women’s History Month, women are getting ready to bring our collective energy to the ballot box. 🗳️

When All Women Vote, we protect our democracy and determine the direction of our country.

Register to vote TODAY at weall.vote/register! When you’re done, tag your best friend below to register too.  ⬇️

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Today In History Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” was born in Memphis, TN, on this date March 25, 1942. Universally acclaimed as one of America’s greatest singers in any style, Ms. Franklin brought the righteous fervor of gospel music to secular songs that were about much more than romance. Hits like “Do Right Woman — Do Right Man,” “Think,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” and “Chain of Fools” defined a modern female archetype: sensual and strong, long-suffering but ultimately indomitable, loving but not to be taken for granted. When Aretha Franklin sang “Respect,” the Otis Redding song that became her signature, it was never just about how a woman wanted to be greeted by a spouse coming home from work. It was a demand for equality and freedom and a harbinger of feminism, carried by a voice that would accept nothing less. CARTER™️ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #cartermagazine #carter #staywoke #arethafranklin #womenshistorymonth #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CqNf3Kxufar/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Celebrating tennis legend Althea Gibson, the first Black woman to win a Grand Slam Championship. In 1956 Gibson won the French Open, and in 1957 and 1958, Gibson won at Wimbledon and the US Open. #womenshistorymonth #goodblacknewscalendar #sportshistory #tennis (📸: @librarycongress collection; Flushing Meadows statue via @usopen) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqIqtz5rq6W/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#swipeleft • @missjillscott gives us an updated National Anthem that reflects what America truly is. • #quotes #quote #usa #america #america #quotesdaily #blacklove #blackpower #melanin #womenshistorymonth #quoteoftheday #teamdjmophatt #teamdl #nationalanthem #ohsaycanyousee https://www.instagram.com/p/CqThHC_u7em/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Happy Women's History Month

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Women of Hope: African Americans Who Made A Difference was a poster collection created by Local 1199's Bread and Roses Cultural Project. This project, founded in 1979 by Moe Foner, served to help workers have a chance to express their creativity and artistic talents that were put on the backburner by working.

For more from Local 1199's Bread and Roses Cultural Project, see Collection #6084 G.

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50 Years Ago: Women working on the Topps Baseball Cards assembly line in Duryea, PA (1974)

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it's women's history month, so you know what that means.

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“In order to tell the truth, you need to invent what might be missing from the archive, to collapse time . . . to formally move things around in a way that reveals something more true than fact.”

Simone Leigh (b. 1967) is an American artist whose work focuses on explorations of community, Black feminism, and the traditions and material culture of the African diaspora. Over the past two decades, Leigh has created artwork that situates questions of Black femme-identified subjectivity at the center of contemporary artistic discourse. Her sculpture, video, installation, and social practice explore ideas of race, beauty, and community in visual and material culture. Leigh often draws her concepts and inspirations from anthropological, historical, and colonial archives that represent stereotypical views of black women through a European lens. She creates new forms incorporating her research on these archives with African aesthetics and Black feminist concepts.

In 2022, Leigh was the first black woman to represent the United States in the Venice Biennale.

Image 1: A large head sculpture that is work-in-progress in her studio

Image 2: Untitled, 2022, stoneware

Image 3: Brick House, 2019, bronze

Image 4: Last Garment, detail, 2022, bronze, steel, metal, filtration water pump, water

Simone Leigh Edited by Eva Respini. Boston : Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston ; New York : DelMonico Books, [2023] HOLLIS number: 99157252441903941

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Hudson Canyon, a magnificent submarine feature off the coast of New York, is in the early stages of a designation process to consider establishment as a national marine sanctuary.

This important ecosystem was first documented during a six-month-long research expedition on the vessel Arcturus in 1925, with the help of a crew that included six female explorers.

Read about how these women made history in our latest web story.

Learn more about Hudson Canyon.

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I support #womenincannabis for Women’s History Month. Thankfully I’ve grown up watching incredible women do incredible things which is something I am truly grateful for. Knowing what my grandmother and even my mother faced, growing up Jewish and female, could not have been easy. Even in my life I’ve seen the dark try to overcome the light, but nothing like before. When it comes to mental health and specifically cannabis it’s a different story though. I really didn’t see #womenincannabis until recently when I actively looked for it as I was interested in getting into the industry myself. Yeah a lot of us are goofy and messy as the stereotype goes, but my eyes have been opened to a whole new world. Not only the marketing styles and strategies, but the products and people have become mainstream and even elegant. I never thought I’d see a day where someone invented a way for me to carry my cannabis discreetly and it wasn’t blatantly covered in cannabis leaves or camo print🤦🏻‍♀️ The idea of having mental health issues and using cannabis to treat them is becoming more of a reality so why not #womenincannabis ? Share your support for #womenincannabis for #internationalwomensday today 💕 #womenshistorymonth #blazysusan #blazybrands #blazygang #blazyaf #smokepink #supportwomen #supportwomeninbusiness #supportwomenartists #supportwomenincannabis #girllikeyou #reels #blazypokerface #pinkcones #deluxeashtray

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“Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.”

Today in 1972, the U.S. Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), sending the legislation to the states for ratification. For an amendment to officially become part of the U.S. Constitution, at least three-fourths of the states must vote to adopt it. 

In January 2020, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the ERA — and members of the Congressional Caucus for the ERA are still working to officially recognize and publish it as the 28th Amendment.

🎨: Refinery29

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Today In History ‘Beloved,“ a novel by Toni Morrison about the agonizing remembrances of a former slave in post-Civil War Ohio, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction on this day March 31, 1988. Ms. Morrison’s work had been at the center of a controversy the previous year when it failed to win the prestigious National Book Award, and 48 black writers wrote an open letter in January of 1987-protesting that Ms. Morrison had never won that award or a Pulitzer. On March 29, 2023 a Virginia superintendent informed parents 14 books will be removed from school libraries this week due to sexual content. Spotsylvania County Public Schools Superintendent Mark Taylor cited Virginia law signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin last year that requires parents be notified about sexually explicit material. The 14 books, including Pulitzer Prize-winning “Beloved” by Toni Morrison, are among several dozen books challenged as instructional material by parent Jennifer Petersen who has appeared before the school board to express her concerns. CARTER™️ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #cartermagazine #carter #tonimorrison #beloved #womenshistorymonth #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #history #staywoke https://www.instagram.com/p/CqcuZyUOGtk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=