Ruben Castillo
@rubenbcastillo.bsky.social
NY-based artist & educator
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One of the ideas in my book “Imperfect Solidarities” is that you can align with people momentarily and provisionally to move things forward—to be in solidarity does not have to mean agreeing with every single thing they’ve said and done ever. Solidarity is not an identification, it’s a strategy.
April 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
One of the ideas in my book “Imperfect Solidarities” is that you can align with people momentarily and provisionally to move things forward—to be in solidarity does not have to mean agreeing with every single thing they’ve said and done ever. Solidarity is not an identification, it’s a strategy.
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“The most important thing is he changes the way his teammates think about their own play,” Lebron James on Nikola Jokic. “When you’re able to inspire your teammates to play at a level that sometimes they don’t even feel like they can play at, that’s a true testament of a great one.”
March 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“The most important thing is he changes the way his teammates think about their own play,” Lebron James on Nikola Jokic. “When you’re able to inspire your teammates to play at a level that sometimes they don’t even feel like they can play at, that’s a true testament of a great one.”
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"daddy, what did you do in the war"
son, i archived all 6,793 videos from the Kennedy Center before they disappeared from the internet
we all did our part
son, i archived all 6,793 videos from the Kennedy Center before they disappeared from the internet
we all did our part
February 27, 2025 at 5:08 AM
"daddy, what did you do in the war"
son, i archived all 6,793 videos from the Kennedy Center before they disappeared from the internet
we all did our part
son, i archived all 6,793 videos from the Kennedy Center before they disappeared from the internet
we all did our part
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queer time, CMYK screenprint on cotton hanky. Made for the Salt and Blood of Hidden Kinship print exchange.
February 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
queer time, CMYK screenprint on cotton hanky. Made for the Salt and Blood of Hidden Kinship print exchange.
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Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
February 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
I’ve been leaving out a mini library from my collection for my Queer Archives/Queer Ephemera class. Here are some fun selections I’ve been adding.
February 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I’ve been leaving out a mini library from my collection for my Queer Archives/Queer Ephemera class. Here are some fun selections I’ve been adding.
Thinking about this in contrast to, perhaps, some of my pessimism over the fascist policies hitting higher ed. I teach Emergent Strategy in my studio classes (actually, discussing tomorrow) and it’s this exact sentiment of care and solidarity that I am leaning on. People save people.
sharing a moment from the last @workingfamilies.org mass call i got to participate in. keep creating and learning loves.
February 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Thinking about this in contrast to, perhaps, some of my pessimism over the fascist policies hitting higher ed. I teach Emergent Strategy in my studio classes (actually, discussing tomorrow) and it’s this exact sentiment of care and solidarity that I am leaning on. People save people.
Applications that ask you to type your CV/resumé are forever the bane of my existence.
February 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Applications that ask you to type your CV/resumé are forever the bane of my existence.
In all honesty, I don’t know how we navigate all of this anti-DEI policy in a higher ed setting. I’ve never felt institutions to be the place where one can most effectively challenge structural oppression within the world. It’s scary times, and I hope we can just stick together and help each other.
February 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In all honesty, I don’t know how we navigate all of this anti-DEI policy in a higher ed setting. I’ve never felt institutions to be the place where one can most effectively challenge structural oppression within the world. It’s scary times, and I hope we can just stick together and help each other.
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The Dear Colleague letter that went out on Friday, banning *all* DEI activity at schools (who received this, college presidents and public school superintendents?)
www.ed.gov/media/docume...
www.ed.gov/media/docume...
www.ed.gov
February 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The Dear Colleague letter that went out on Friday, banning *all* DEI activity at schools (who received this, college presidents and public school superintendents?)
www.ed.gov/media/docume...
www.ed.gov/media/docume...
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erasure is happening all the time. I’m thinking about this project I did in 2018 that recorded all of the emails that went into the deletion of climate change-related terms on the EPA website, also the result of an EO. A 734-page book of all of the emails leading up to the purge
February 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
erasure is happening all the time. I’m thinking about this project I did in 2018 that recorded all of the emails that went into the deletion of climate change-related terms on the EPA website, also the result of an EO. A 734-page book of all of the emails leading up to the purge
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The only thing I know about the Super Bowl is this.
February 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The only thing I know about the Super Bowl is this.
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New compliance doc for NEA recipients www.arts.gov/grants/legal...
February 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
New compliance doc for NEA recipients www.arts.gov/grants/legal...
Skipped on ice today, cartoonish fall, and now both wrists sprained. Let’s see how this portfolio exchange gets done 😅
February 7, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Skipped on ice today, cartoonish fall, and now both wrists sprained. Let’s see how this portfolio exchange gets done 😅
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Starting a list for #printmaking professors, instructors, and educators. 🥧
I need your help building this list! Comment if you'd like to be added to the list and tag other print educators you know. 🙂
🧵 Follow the feed for print-related content by the people on this list. #printsky
I need your help building this list! Comment if you'd like to be added to the list and tag other print educators you know. 🙂
🧵 Follow the feed for print-related content by the people on this list. #printsky
February 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Starting a list for #printmaking professors, instructors, and educators. 🥧
I need your help building this list! Comment if you'd like to be added to the list and tag other print educators you know. 🙂
🧵 Follow the feed for print-related content by the people on this list. #printsky
I need your help building this list! Comment if you'd like to be added to the list and tag other print educators you know. 🙂
🧵 Follow the feed for print-related content by the people on this list. #printsky
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For anyone who was interested in this post—I’ve written a longer piece about the history of the rainbow flag (and other things) here: open.substack.com/pub/soulelli...
February 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
For anyone who was interested in this post—I’ve written a longer piece about the history of the rainbow flag (and other things) here: open.substack.com/pub/soulelli...
Not going to SGCI Puerto Rico, but color proofing prints for the Salt & Blood portfolio organized by Ron Abrams and @vernalpool.bsky.social
Now to work on the etching component
Now to work on the etching component
February 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Not going to SGCI Puerto Rico, but color proofing prints for the Salt & Blood portfolio organized by Ron Abrams and @vernalpool.bsky.social
Now to work on the etching component
Now to work on the etching component
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February 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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There was an exhibition on campus that made me cry today. It was a showcase of 50 years worth of news clippings of Seattle Gay News. Left a QR code for visibility.
It's extremely important rn to see how far we've come, what battles we've won and lost over the years, also some banger pics too lmao
It's extremely important rn to see how far we've come, what battles we've won and lost over the years, also some banger pics too lmao
February 2, 2025 at 3:12 AM
There was an exhibition on campus that made me cry today. It was a showcase of 50 years worth of news clippings of Seattle Gay News. Left a QR code for visibility.
It's extremely important rn to see how far we've come, what battles we've won and lost over the years, also some banger pics too lmao
It's extremely important rn to see how far we've come, what battles we've won and lost over the years, also some banger pics too lmao
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The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
One of the hardest things as an artist/academic has been maintaining a balance of just being a normal person.
Like, I kinda just wanna talk about trash reality TV and music.
Like, I kinda just wanna talk about trash reality TV and music.
February 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
One of the hardest things as an artist/academic has been maintaining a balance of just being a normal person.
Like, I kinda just wanna talk about trash reality TV and music.
Like, I kinda just wanna talk about trash reality TV and music.
Lunar New Year special at our favorite Korean place in Troy, NY, Sunhee’s Farm & Kitchen
February 1, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Lunar New Year special at our favorite Korean place in Troy, NY, Sunhee’s Farm & Kitchen
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Being a printmaker is like being from Philadelphia. I can talk so much shit about the discipline all I want, but as soon as someone who doesn’t makes prints says anything, WE ARE FIGHTING!
February 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Being a printmaker is like being from Philadelphia. I can talk so much shit about the discipline all I want, but as soon as someone who doesn’t makes prints says anything, WE ARE FIGHTING!