The British stole an estimated $45 trillion from India between 1765 and 1938.
Economist Utsa Patnaik explains how British colonizers drained India of its former wealth.
Resource: "Our Power Puerto Rico" report on a #JustRecovery model of survival & rebuilding. Critical lessons as #HurricaneFiona has knocked out power to the entire island. Localized, decentralized, fossil-free community renewable energy.
Read the report: https://t.co/ppsSz0KvVf
🌀 Anyone else mesmerized?
As we near the halfway point of #NebulaNovember, take in this spectacular view of the Hourglass Nebula.
This is a young planetary nebula about 8,000 light-years away: https://t.co/1xOwD5GRZ1
Their ancestors formed the first town of freed people in the U.S. Now, the Gullah Geechee are being forced off their land as tourism takes over.
Watch the full video: https://t.co/RxhaoyVq2o
This past summer @ICAinBOSTON Watershed opened with renowned artist @FIRELEI immersive sculpture installation. Báez reimagines ancient ruins by inviting the viewer to walk on the “sea-bed” of the Watershed floor to explore the passageways of human history in the Caribbean.
Inside @NYBG’s conservatory is Yayoi Kasuma’s #Starrypumkin. The artist’s fascination with pumpkins stems from her early childhood. Interested in its form, Kasuma describes the fruit as generously unpretentious, solid, possessing human-like qualities and spiritual balance.
#FlowerObsession is one of the many interactive installations that is apart of Kusama: Comsic Nature now @NYBG. Japanese Artist Yayoi Kasuma invites guests to “obliterate” a domestic space with flower stickers by placing them on plants, walls, ceilings, and furniture.
#Kissingthroughacurtain exhibiting artist Justin Favela draws from his Mexican & Guatemalan heritage to reimagine and recreate artwork from the past. His work references American pop culture, self-identity, and Latinx experience by using the medium of piñata. On view @MASS_MoCA
American artist James Turrell’s medium is pure light. He combines light and space to alter how the viewer engages with the world.
Interested in human perception Turrell’s light sculptures explores the visual and emotional effects of luminosity. #Intothelight on view @MASS_MoCA
On view now @MASS_MoCA, artist Kim Faler suspends chewed pieces of bubble gum made from various of unique materials.
Accompanied by sound elements enables the viewer to harness their attention, thoughts, and breath of the familiar action of chewing gum. #kissingthroughacurtain
A campaign by U.S. and Brazilian activists challenging TIAA and other financial firms’ complicity in land grabs and deforestation in Brazil is scoring major victories. https://t.co/mR60YTBpp4 in collaboration w/ @SmokeSignalBR#TIAADivest
Yin Yu Tang, a 200-year-old house built by a thriving merchant surnamed Huang during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
Visit @peabodyessex to explore the Huang family ancestral home to learn more about Chinese art, architecture, and culture #yinyutanghouse#chinesearchitecture