Tag Archives: Nancy Spero

The Empty Days Library Logbook – Minus Plato with Nancy Spero (and Ana Mendieta)

5th October 2020UncategorizedAna Mendieta, Columbus Printed Arts Center, Nancy Spero, The Empty Days Library, The Empty Days Library LogbookMinus Plato

Walking around Washington Square Park, I sometimes think I see Ana [Mendieta] running, circling the park as she used to. We would wave to one another and continue on our individual routines. – April 1992

We have only allocated an hour to write this post, so we don’t have time to discuss that infamous memo (we mean here the Nunes memo, not Trump himself) Given this time-crunch we’re merely going to see how the posts from our allocated two week period from last year (Jan. 23-Feb 5) fit into the […]

Nancy Spero’s Women’s March through Time

21st January 2017Minus Plato Today, Nancy Spero, Uncategorized, Women's March on WashingtonNancy Spero, Women's March on WashingtonMinus Plato

Today, as hundreds of thousands participate in the Women’s March on Washington and around the world, protesting against the misogyny and bigotry ushered in by yesterday’s inauguration of a misogynist bigot, I am reminded of Nancy Spero’s powerful work that unites modern women with women from ancient cultures (e.g. Egypt, Near-East, Greece). While Spero’s work […]