An Incomplete Archive of Activist Art: The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation

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The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation: A Collective Legacy is a two-volume book documenting the Rubin Foundation's art and social justice mission. Conceived as a critical and educational resource for those interested in artistic activism, the book will feature key programs, events, and exhibitions organized and supported by the Foundation, including a selection of grantee accomplishments that have strengthened local communities. The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation:A Collective Legacy is a publication in two volumes, documenting the Rubin Foundation's art and social justice mission, serving as a critical and educational resource for those interested in artistic activism and philanthropy. The book will feature highlights from the last six years: Grantees whose work facilitates transformative change including Gibney's therapeutic engagement with survivors of domestic violence, Young New Yorkers work with court-involved youth, and W.A.G.E.'s advocacy for fair pay to artists); documentation of exhibitions at The 8th Floor like In the Power of Your Care, Enacting Stillness, The Intersectional Self, and the exhibition series Revolutionary Cycles; initiatives like Access Check: Mapping Accessibility 2.0; discursive texts about philanthropy, critically engaged art, and activist art practices; and several newly commissioned artworks within the publication. List of artists: John Ahearn, Elia Alba, American Artist, Firelei Baez, Jane Benson, Hock E Ay I Vi Edgar Heap of Birds, Alberto Borea, Andrea Bowers, mayfield brooks, Tania Bruguera, Matthew Buckingham, Elaine Byrne, caraballo-farman, Tania Candiani, Yoan Capote, Nick Cave, Patty Chang, Mel Chin, Anetta Mona Chisa, Tony Cokes, Raqs Media Collective, Lieven De Boeck, Chto Delat, Anne Deleporte, Angel Delgado, Terry Dennett, Jean-Ulrick Desert, Abigail DeVille, Peggy Diggs, Emory Douglas, Jordan Eagles, Hasan Elahi, Tracy Emin, Pepe Espaliu, Nicolas Dumit Estevez Raful Espejo, Brendan Fernandes, Charles Gaines, Rico Gatson, Jeffrey Gibson, Guerrilla Girls, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Alicia Grullon, Hans Haacke, Maren Hassinger, Pablo Helguera, Yoko Inoue, Samuel Levi Jones, Claudia Joskowicz, Kirsten Justesen, Rajkamal Kahlon, Kimsooja, Suzanne Lacy, Pedro Lasch, Shaun Leonardo, Hew Locke, Cannupa Hanska Luger, George Lyter, Carlos Martiel, Mary Mattingly, Ana Mendieta, Arnold Mesches, Mladen Miljanovic, Joiri Minaya, Frank Moore, Bruce Nauman, Catherine Opie, Clifford Owens, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Trevor Paglen, Carmen Papalia, Lina Puerta, Michael Rakowitz, Claudia Rankine, Maria D. Rapicavoli, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, Hunter Reynolds, Emily Roysdon, Dread Scott, Andres Serrano, Cindy Sherman, Jean Shin, Aliza Shvarts, Shinique Smith, Paul Anthony Smith, Jo Spence, Andreas Sterzing, Stephanie Syjuco, Lucia Tkacova, Betty Tompkins, Chungpo Tsering, Stefanos Tsivopoulos, Lan Tuazon, Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Jaro Varga, Roberto Visani, Mark Wallinger, Jorge Wellesley, Hannah Wilke, Michael Kelly Williams, Martha Wilson, David Wojnarowicz

Anjuli Nanda Diamond is artistic director of the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation. George Bolster is an Irish multidisciplinary artist who lives and works in New York City. He has exhibited at numerous museums and galleries internationally. Sara Reisman is a curator, writer, and former artistic director of the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation and teaches in the Curatorial Practice Masters Program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

"The wish of this 'incomplete archive' - enfolding the wishes of the founders, the curators, the artists, and their artworks - is to continue blending art, social justice, and activism. . . . And having spent time wandering the collection's pages, this paper gallery represents their wish fulfilled: the creation of an enriching, energizing compendium worthy of return visits." * The Break *