ruth mackenzie
@ruthmackenzie.bsky.social
Loves art, culture, creative industries, politics, climate-action, equity, feminism, sunsets, London, Paris, Adelaide
November 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Back in #Venice @biennale
The Grand Canal, Venice - 1908
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/11067
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/11067
November 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Back in #Venice @biennale
Lovely #Matisse @guggenheim.bsky.social
Two Girls, Red and Green Background, 1947
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/17197
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/17197
November 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Lovely #Matisse @guggenheim.bsky.social
Irresistible
Newly discovered cuties~these are laughing kookaburras that have call sounds consisting of trills, chortles, belly laughs, and hoots, which they use for establishing territory. They are frequently found in urban and suburban environments, leading them to become accustomed to human presence. 🤍
November 18, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Irresistible
Reposted by ruth mackenzie
When reality bites: the rapid rise and chaotic fall of Reform UK in Cornwall
When reality bites: the rapid rise and chaotic fall of Reform UK in Cornwall
Resignations, suspensions and infighting lead to party losing crown of highest number of seats in the county
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
When reality bites: the rapid rise and chaotic fall of Reform UK in Cornwall
When reality bites: the rapid rise and chaotic fall of Reform UK in Cornwall
Resignations, suspensions and infighting lead to party losing crown of highest number of seats in the county
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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♻️ Great speaking at National Theatre on culture + climate
🌍 It’s gone mainstream: our World Cities Culture Report shows 88% of global cities use culture to support climate action.
🌱Proud our Mayor is leading the way from backing ReStage set recycling to ULEZ delivering cleaner air 184 years early.
🌍 It’s gone mainstream: our World Cities Culture Report shows 88% of global cities use culture to support climate action.
🌱Proud our Mayor is leading the way from backing ReStage set recycling to ULEZ delivering cleaner air 184 years early.
November 15, 2025 at 12:42 AM
♻️ Great speaking at National Theatre on culture + climate
🌍 It’s gone mainstream: our World Cities Culture Report shows 88% of global cities use culture to support climate action.
🌱Proud our Mayor is leading the way from backing ReStage set recycling to ULEZ delivering cleaner air 184 years early.
🌍 It’s gone mainstream: our World Cities Culture Report shows 88% of global cities use culture to support climate action.
🌱Proud our Mayor is leading the way from backing ReStage set recycling to ULEZ delivering cleaner air 184 years early.
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Classic #Rothko for the weekend
𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, Untitled, 1969
Acrylic on wove paper
60 1/2 x 47 9/16 in. (153.7 x 120.8 cm)
Collection National Gallery of Art, Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.,
© 2019 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Acrylic on wove paper
60 1/2 x 47 9/16 in. (153.7 x 120.8 cm)
Collection National Gallery of Art, Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc.,
© 2019 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
November 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Classic #Rothko for the weekend
It was also announced that the @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social Youth Climate Action Fund, which supports young people to design and deliver climate solutions in their communities, will expand to 300 cities worldwide. 🎉
November 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
start the week with #Picasso @moma.bsky.social
Pablo Picasso, Guitar, Paris, October-December 1912
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136707
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136707
November 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
start the week with #Picasso @moma.bsky.social
Thought to be his last painting before his death.
𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, Untitled, 1970
Acrylic on canvas
📸 reciprocating submitted to me on Tumblr @ngadc
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, Untitled, 1970
Acrylic on canvas
📸 reciprocating submitted to me on Tumblr @ngadc
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
November 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Celebrating @london.gov.uk @justinesimons.bsky.social impact on #London ‘s growth of #culture #creativeindustries
⁉️Believe it or not, London’s had a Mayor for 25 years!
What has it meant for culture in the capital?
🚀 Especially after Sadiq Khan made it a core priority @london.gov.uk
Lovely to share this journey at the Creative Industries Property Summit 💫
What has it meant for culture in the capital?
🚀 Especially after Sadiq Khan made it a core priority @london.gov.uk
Lovely to share this journey at the Creative Industries Property Summit 💫
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Celebrating @london.gov.uk @justinesimons.bsky.social impact on #London ‘s growth of #culture #creativeindustries
“Courage calls to courage everywhere “ Still true #womensrights #womensart
Gillian Wearing’s statue of Suffragist Millicent Fawcett, 2018, Parliament Square, London. The words are a quote from Fawcett on the death of suffragette Emily Wilding Davison, killed when walking in front of the King’s horse at the Derby,1913, to highlight the women's cause.
October 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“Courage calls to courage everywhere “ Still true #womensrights #womensart
“Too busy rebelling “ great motto #womensart
'I didn’t have time to be anyone’s muse... I was too busy rebelling..."
- Leonora Carrington
Surrealist painter
#WomensArt
- Leonora Carrington
Surrealist painter
#WomensArt
October 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
“Too busy rebelling “ great motto #womensart
Gerhard Richter @louisvuitton.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Gerhard Richter @louisvuitton.bsky.social
After hundreds of years of sexist murder #womensart speaks out
A new Scottish tartan memorializing the (mainly) female victims of the Witchcraft Act has been officially registered, created by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, founders of the Witches of Scotland campaign #WomensArt
via Smithsonian Magazine
via Smithsonian Magazine
October 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
After hundreds of years of sexist murder #womensart speaks out
Tom of Finland. Turkey Basters. Love Island. Raving at the Hacienda decades apart. Just the usual parent and child catch-up. For Tink and Abra Flaherty it’s just another Tuesday.
🗓️ Don't miss this preview of Gen X Gen Z at @southbankcentre.bsky.social on 5 November!
🎟️ bit.ly/3KzJ2VM
🗓️ Don't miss this preview of Gen X Gen Z at @southbankcentre.bsky.social on 5 November!
🎟️ bit.ly/3KzJ2VM
October 21, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Huge thanks to @johnmcgrath @avivastudios.bsky.social for unforgettable world class commissions for #Manchester
Marina Abramović: Balkan Erotic Epic review – a thrilling collision of ecstasy and grief
Marina Abramović: Balkan Erotic Epic review – a thrilling collision of ecstasy and grief
Resisting simple titillation, this sprawling four-hour odyssey through often naked rituals has weddings, funerals and eye-popping love potions
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Huge thanks to @johnmcgrath @avivastudios.bsky.social for unforgettable world class commissions for #Manchester
A Sunday #rainbow #womensart
The Rainbow, 1991 by Icelandic artist Ruri #WomensArt
October 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
A Sunday #rainbow #womensart