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A painting by Harald Slott-Møller, dated 1896, titled 'An interior with a view through a window depicting a moon crescent.'

Happy new moon
❤️🌙♉🐂
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Harald Slott-Møller, 'An interior with a view through a window depicting a moon crescent' (1896)

Illustration of two horses, one black, one white, resting their heads on each other's necks, standing in a field of green grass and tiny flowers, with a starry sky and full moon above them.

Painting of green hills in a soft landscape, with a deep blue sky and pink full moon above.

For Saturday's full pink "micromoon" moon
💖🌕♎⚖️
(Tarot folk: the horses reminded me of the Chariot card horses, relaxing after all the action in a pretty pasture under the moon)
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Vladimir Bobri, illustration for "Sleepy Book" by Charlotte Zolotow (1958)
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Georgia O'Keeffe, 'Pink Moon' (1924)

Black and white photo of a short haired, black tuxedo cat standing beside a sidewalk with its head, turned toward the viewer.

Black and white photo of a short haired, black tuxedo cat walking beside a sidewalk toward the viewer with its tail up in a friendly posture.

I love this set in my collection showing that magic moment when a cat sees you and decides to come visit. ✨

An artwork by Kawase Hasui, titled 'Crescent Moon at Matsue, Izumo,' created in 1924, depicting a scene of houses reflected in a body of water, with a crescent moon visible in a sky colored in hues of orange, yellow, and blue.

And artwork by Vincent Brooks, titled Aspect of an Eclipse of the Sun by the Earth as it would appear as seen from the Moon, created in 1874, depicting a view of an eclipse in a night sky with craggy gray and brown rocks shown in the foreground.

For this past Saturday's new moon and solar eclipse
❤️🌙♈🐏🌑
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Kawase Hasui, 'Crescent Moon at Matsue, Izumo' (detail, 1924)
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Vincent Brooks, Aspect of an Eclipse of the Sun by the Earth as it would appear as seen from the Moon (detail, 1874)

A painting by Nicholas Roerich, titled 'Himalayas with Setting Moon' painted in 1943, depicting a yellow full moon in a red sky, over an indigo pool of water surrounded by black hills and shoreline.

Happy full / blood / worm moon and lunar eclipse ❤️🌕🌚♍
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Nicholas Roerich, 'Himalayas with Setting Moon' (1943)

A photo of a glass skyscraper in New York City, and the blue sky and a building across the street are both reflected in the building's windows.

NYC, 3.10.25.

In Oversight today, my colleagues stuck to their usual script: blaming immigrants for all crime & claiming Dem mayors are too soft. Well, I was curious to know if they’ve ever had an immigrant with a criminal record that they could recall. Tune in!

Through his company SpaceX and division Starlink, Elon Musk's involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian War has been significant, and met with concerns.[27] In 2024, USAID's Inspector General notified Congress a probe was being launched to investigate, among other things, USAID's oversight of Starlink Satellite Terminals provided to the Ukrainian government.[28]

Reading up on Starlink (starting on Wikipedia), I stumbled across this paragraph. It could explain why USAID was targeted so quickly and ruthlessly by Elon Musk.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlin...

Feb. 1, 2025

Artwork by Pamela Colman Smith, titled 'Overture. "Egmont" Beethoven'

Happy birthday, Pamela 'Pixie' Colman Smith. 💙💜💖
Pamela Colman Smith, 'Overture. "Egmont" Beethoven'* (1907, watercolor, brush and ink, and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1984.24)

*This is also happens to be the image I chose as my Bluesky profile pic ↖️

learn about the Black Panther Party free breakfast program

learn about the Zapatista uprising

learn about Jane

learn about the Kensington Welfare Rights Union

learn about STAR

learn about Act Up

learn about the Battle of Blair Mountain

learn about the Spanish Civil War

we are not the first

i asked an art elder for reassurance recently, i said “what is the role of the black artist in times of fascism?”

he said: “to create a world for us to imagine and calculate through art.” for me, my task remains that simple.

Hapy full moon ❤️🌕♌🦁
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Alice Rahon, "Her Majesty and the Moon' (1956)

Also, you can:

✊🏾 Attend a local protest.
✊🏾 Organize a local protest.
✊🏾 Don't be afraid to be a lone protester.
✊🏾 Wear a mask. 😷
✊🏾 Buy from local, independent bookstores.
✊🏾 Take bystander intervention training (which is also online).
✊🏾 Stand up for marginalized people in the moment.

#activism

It's Pritzker and AOC who get it so far. Who else?

My exhibition, Saudade, is up through Feb 8th at various small fires in Dallas. “Moura Serpente”

Early morning view of East 42nd Street, facing east.

NYC morning, Jan. 29, 2025.

illustration* for the poem "This Night," both by Don Blanding; b&w illustration of a woman's face in profile, with crescent moon and stars on a black background.

For yesterday's new moon♥️🌙♒🏺
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illustration* for the poem "This Night," both by Don Blanding, 1935
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*(Photo is a mirror image of the original work)

A bunch of records stacked on the floor against a shelf.

O hai.

A view of the sky and buildings southwest of Bryant Park, 1/23/25.

NYC, Jan. 23, 2025.

2025: Keep democracy alive. FrameLab New Year's resolutions Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat

Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:

1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...

Remember to keep your eyes on the prize: the future world you want to build

Don’t drown thinking only of the things you are against

Remember to dream of and work to create what you’re for

Felt called to rewatch 'Dune' last week, not sure why. Watched it in increments (including this part); finished it the night before hearing the news. RIP Mr Lynch.
(Also: who composed this little ditty? & how many alien instruments can Patrick Stewart now play?) #davidlynch #dune1984 #patrickstewart

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For this week's full moon ♥️🌕♋🦀
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Väinö Bloomstedt (Finnish, 1871-1947), 'Full Moon' (1897)

Happy (belated) new moon and New Year ♥️🌙♑🐐🎆🎇✨💫
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František Kobliha (1877-1962), from his 'Cosmic Visions' series.

NYC, Dec. 8, 2024.

Happy full moon ❤️🌕♊
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Illustration by Alméry Lobel-Riche from Gustave Flaubert's novel, 'Salammbô' (1935)

NYC, 12-8-24

Today's sunlight looks just like this.
✨🤍☀️🤍✨
Martin Lewis, 'Shadow Dance' (1930)