Rob Fields
@robfields.bsky.social
Connecting people, art, and ideas via arts consulting, marketing and art advising.
Boards: @uniondocs, Volta Art Fair, @abgmf
Image: Joana Choumali, "Whose Peace Is It Keeping?" 2024
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Boards: @uniondocs, Volta Art Fair, @abgmf
Image: Joana Choumali, "Whose Peace Is It Keeping?" 2024
https://linktr.ee/robfields
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The Best Art Exhibitions of 2025
Hat's off to my favorite art shows by artists from the African diaspora & the Global South
iamrobfields.substack.com
Hey, y'all! Two post that highlight some of the great art that was on exhibit this year.
First, here's my "Best of 2025" list:
iamrobfields.substack.com/p/the-best-a...
First, here's my "Best of 2025" list:
iamrobfields.substack.com/p/the-best-a...
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They kidnapped this five year old when he was coming home from school and sent him to a jail in Texas. Imagine how terrified he must be.
Here’s the report from KARE. The boy is five-year-old Liam Ramos.
January 22, 2026 at 5:22 AM
They kidnapped this five year old when he was coming home from school and sent him to a jail in Texas. Imagine how terrified he must be.
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You’re arresting terrified children and using them as bait. Arresting kids getting treatment at doctors’ offices. Blinding protesters. Illegally raiding homes. Making people terrified to leave their homes.
You want to pee in peace?
Quit your fucking job.
You want to pee in peace?
Quit your fucking job.
Border Patrol agents are very sad that everyone in Minnesota hates them.
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
January 22, 2026 at 5:27 AM
You’re arresting terrified children and using them as bait. Arresting kids getting treatment at doctors’ offices. Blinding protesters. Illegally raiding homes. Making people terrified to leave their homes.
You want to pee in peace?
Quit your fucking job.
You want to pee in peace?
Quit your fucking job.
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The answer to “How could it ever have happened back then?” is right in front of us, here & now.
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 3:04 AM
The answer to “How could it ever have happened back then?” is right in front of us, here & now.
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In 2017 I read Valeria Luiselli’s book about her experiences interpreting for very young children facing deportation.
The name of the book, Tell Me How It Ends, is heart wrenching to think of in this moment.
The name of the book, Tell Me How It Ends, is heart wrenching to think of in this moment.
Immigrant toddlers appear in court alone
Children as young as 3 are appearing in court without their parents to plead their case to stay in the country.
(2018)
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncn...
Children as young as 3 are appearing in court without their parents to plead their case to stay in the country.
(2018)
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncn...
January 22, 2026 at 5:28 AM
In 2017 I read Valeria Luiselli’s book about her experiences interpreting for very young children facing deportation.
The name of the book, Tell Me How It Ends, is heart wrenching to think of in this moment.
The name of the book, Tell Me How It Ends, is heart wrenching to think of in this moment.
100%
They honestly do be responding like this though 😭
January 19, 2026 at 5:17 PM
100%
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In art school we went over this and actually i kinda want to add that i think men are just not socialized to care about the subtle differences in these colors.
Cause i can tell that there is a difference in those nails and in the lip sticks and greyish nails in the video. -
Cause i can tell that there is a difference in those nails and in the lip sticks and greyish nails in the video. -
The scientific reason behind why women can see the difference between all four pictures and why men can't.
Spoiler alert: It's estrogen.
Spoiler alert: It's estrogen.
January 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM
In art school we went over this and actually i kinda want to add that i think men are just not socialized to care about the subtle differences in these colors.
Cause i can tell that there is a difference in those nails and in the lip sticks and greyish nails in the video. -
Cause i can tell that there is a difference in those nails and in the lip sticks and greyish nails in the video. -
Gavin Newsom is just a guy who's interested in power. He's willing to entertain a dialogue with execrable people like Shapiro. This is the latest version of Bill Clinton's "triangulation". He's dangerous bc he provides a platform for ppl who aren't engaged in any good faith arguments.
Ben Shapiro: "Israel did not commit a genocide in Gaza"
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
January 18, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Gavin Newsom is just a guy who's interested in power. He's willing to entertain a dialogue with execrable people like Shapiro. This is the latest version of Bill Clinton's "triangulation". He's dangerous bc he provides a platform for ppl who aren't engaged in any good faith arguments.
The response below: On-point. Ht @kdc.bsky.social
This made a "it's all about class not race" white dude i knew really angry. I told him to argue with himself.
January 18, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The response below: On-point. Ht @kdc.bsky.social
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Louder. For the cheap seats in the back.
This David French article shows the analytic peril of ignoring the way normal policing and repression work in communities of color. The so-called "dual state" he's highlighting (laws applied unequally, non-compliance met with violence) is *exactly* what Black Lives Matter was protesting.
Opinion | An Old Theory Helps Explain What Happened to Renee Good
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Louder. For the cheap seats in the back.
And with Trump suffering from increasing levels of dementia (allegedly), it'll be all Miller running the show.
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
Trump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn
So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and this is by design.
newrepublic.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:40 PM
And with Trump suffering from increasing levels of dementia (allegedly), it'll be all Miller running the show.
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
An administration that just didn't GAF. These people are all evil.
BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
January 18, 2026 at 4:29 PM
An administration that just didn't GAF. These people are all evil.
Haha!
January 18, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Haha!
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The problem with ICE is not insufficient training or even training content.
It’s creating an agency where you give people guns and tell them to terrorize Brown people and then recruit people excited to do that.
It’s creating an agency where you give people guns and tell them to terrorize Brown people and then recruit people excited to do that.
January 11, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The problem with ICE is not insufficient training or even training content.
It’s creating an agency where you give people guns and tell them to terrorize Brown people and then recruit people excited to do that.
It’s creating an agency where you give people guns and tell them to terrorize Brown people and then recruit people excited to do that.
Suss, given the source.
Brandon Johnson is struggling to keep a grip on the city and get its strained finances back on track, opening the door for potential candidates to take his spot in 2027.
Chicago Mayor Is Losing Grip on City as Rivals Build War Chest
He failed on his campaign promises to tax the rich. Then city council members passed a budget without his blessing. Now his opponents are building a war chest that could be used to unseat him next year.
bloom.bg
January 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Suss, given the source.
I'm missing the Kerry James Marshall exhibit at the @royalacademyarts.bsky.social in London, but I bought the catalog. Well worth it bc the interview with him is gold.
Here's one of the quotes that resonated.
#quotes #kerryjamesmarshall #artists #contemporaryart #artadvisor #painting #blackartist
Here's one of the quotes that resonated.
#quotes #kerryjamesmarshall #artists #contemporaryart #artadvisor #painting #blackartist
December 31, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I'm missing the Kerry James Marshall exhibit at the @royalacademyarts.bsky.social in London, but I bought the catalog. Well worth it bc the interview with him is gold.
Here's one of the quotes that resonated.
#quotes #kerryjamesmarshall #artists #contemporaryart #artadvisor #painting #blackartist
Here's one of the quotes that resonated.
#quotes #kerryjamesmarshall #artists #contemporaryart #artadvisor #painting #blackartist
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Winter floods wreak havoc on Gaza displacement camps as Israel blocks aid https://aje.io/nu8pwm
![Palestinians try to recover their tent after overnight rainfall flooded a beachside tent camp in Khan Younis, the southern Gaza Strip. [Mohammad Jahjouh/AP Photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreia2lbcevdnitlmolcegxmejks5nwbia4fqz53fakc4x7cizai5esa@jpeg)
![Shaimaa Wadi, 25, sits with her one-year-old daughter Tala, inside their tent in a makeshift camp for displaced Palestinians in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza Strip. [Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreihvv47aocembizmroftboziw5rihse36vuyxwbtrvhor2xtfoetvy@jpeg)
![Palestinians receive donated food at a temporary camp for displaced people, on the beach near the port of Gaza City. [Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreicw524666hjfphqi7u6jbpd7rsd5obzlmcc7kcfhxhm3ggqwyoatq@jpeg)
![A woman tries to recover a carpet after overnight rainfall flooded a beachside tent camp in Khan Younis. [Mohammad Jahjouh/AP Photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreidkx5zpdreoziv74oxivetwhv2l4wxkgcgqt4n6q4hmqjvbbtst3a@jpeg)
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Winter floods wreak havoc on Gaza displacement camps as Israel blocks aid https://aje.io/nu8pwm
Hey, y'all! Two post that highlight some of the great art that was on exhibit this year.
First, here's my "Best of 2025" list:
iamrobfields.substack.com/p/the-best-a...
First, here's my "Best of 2025" list:
iamrobfields.substack.com/p/the-best-a...
The Best Art Exhibitions of 2025
Hat's off to my favorite art shows by artists from the African diaspora & the Global South
iamrobfields.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Hey, y'all! Two post that highlight some of the great art that was on exhibit this year.
First, here's my "Best of 2025" list:
iamrobfields.substack.com/p/the-best-a...
First, here's my "Best of 2025" list:
iamrobfields.substack.com/p/the-best-a...
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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An example of bad "rebranding": Going from "Philadelphia Museum of Art" to "Philadelphia Art Museum".
As a former cultural institution leader, I can't help but think of the resources that were ultimately wasted on such a negligible change.
As a former cultural institution leader, I can't help but think of the resources that were ultimately wasted on such a negligible change.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
An example of bad "rebranding": Going from "Philadelphia Museum of Art" to "Philadelphia Art Museum".
As a former cultural institution leader, I can't help but think of the resources that were ultimately wasted on such a negligible change.
As a former cultural institution leader, I can't help but think of the resources that were ultimately wasted on such a negligible change.
Beautiful rework by Stew!
Your new Zohran Mamdani theme song, from Tight Natural Productions.
youtu.be/b0qlC6tpBCQ
#vote #music #Zohran #Mamdani
youtu.be/b0qlC6tpBCQ
#vote #music #Zohran #Mamdani
November 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Beautiful rework by Stew!
If you missed #OptOutOctober like I did, here's @eff.org's full guide to improving your digital privacy and security.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security
Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy m...
www.eff.org
November 1, 2025 at 11:20 AM
If you missed #OptOutOctober like I did, here's @eff.org's full guide to improving your digital privacy and security.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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An entire city of unsupervised theatre kids.
The music cuts off awkwardly before the end, but this is an incredible NYC Halloween costume compilation.
November 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
An entire city of unsupervised theatre kids.
Great! Lest there be any doubt that Musk is a terrible person, there's more right-wing, AI slop on the way.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk launches encyclopedia ‘fact-checked’ by AI and aligning with rightwing views
Grokipedia’s entries hew closely to conservative talking points, with some journalists already saying it contains inaccurate information
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Great! Lest there be any doubt that Musk is a terrible person, there's more right-wing, AI slop on the way.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Via @shannonrwatts.bsky.social: "Good-versus-evil thinking increases cruelty because it gives people a reason to stomach violence."
How to stop cult-like thinking with Jane Borden
open.substack.com/pub/shannonw...
How to stop cult-like thinking with Jane Borden
open.substack.com/pub/shannonw...
How to stop cult-like thinking with Jane Borden
A Q&A with the author of "Cults Like Us: Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America"
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Via @shannonrwatts.bsky.social: "Good-versus-evil thinking increases cruelty because it gives people a reason to stomach violence."
How to stop cult-like thinking with Jane Borden
open.substack.com/pub/shannonw...
How to stop cult-like thinking with Jane Borden
open.substack.com/pub/shannonw...
@drstaceypatton.bsky.social: "What we’re witnessing is the deliberate cultivation of biological exhaustion as social control. Hunger, stress, and deprivation don’t just break spirits, they rewire bodies."
Starving You is the Point: The Neuroscience of Hunger and Obedience in America
bit.ly/3JkXXq4
Starving You is the Point: The Neuroscience of Hunger and Obedience in America
bit.ly/3JkXXq4
Starving You is the Point: The Neuroscience of Hunger and Obedience in America
We are watching a government experiment in population management using stress, scarcity, and biology to keep people too tired to fight back.
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
@drstaceypatton.bsky.social: "What we’re witnessing is the deliberate cultivation of biological exhaustion as social control. Hunger, stress, and deprivation don’t just break spirits, they rewire bodies."
Starving You is the Point: The Neuroscience of Hunger and Obedience in America
bit.ly/3JkXXq4
Starving You is the Point: The Neuroscience of Hunger and Obedience in America
bit.ly/3JkXXq4