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The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation: A Collective Legacy is a two-volume book documenting the Rubin Foundation's art and social justice mission. Conceived as a critical and educational resource for those interested in artistic activism, the book will feature key programs, events, and exhibitions organized and supported by the Foundation, including a selection of grantee accomplishments that have strengthened local communities. The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation:A Collective Legacy is a publication in two volumes, documenting the Rubin Foundation's art and social justice mission, serving as a critical and educational resource for those interested in artistic activism and philanthropy. The book will feature highlights from the last six years: Grantees whose work facilitates transformative change including Gibney's therapeutic engagement with survivors of domestic violence, Young New Yorkers work with court-involved youth, and W.A.G.E.'s advocacy for fair pay to artists); documentation of exhibitions at The 8th Floor like In the Power of Your Care, Enacting Stillness, The Intersectional Self, and the exhibition series Revolutionary Cycles; initiatives like Access Check: Mapping Accessibility 2.0; discursive texts about philanthropy, critically engaged art, and activist art practices; and several newly commissioned artworks within the publication. List of artists: John Ahearn, Elia Alba, American Artist, Firelei Báez, Jane Benson, Hock E Ay I Vi Edgar Heap of Birds, Alberto Borea, Andrea Bowers, mayfield brooks, Tania Bruguera, Matthew Buckingham, Elaine Byrne, caraballo-farman, Tania Candiani, Yoan Capote, Nick Cave, Patty Chang, Mel Chin, Anetta Mona Chisa, Tony Cokes, Raqs Media Collective, Lieven De Boeck, Chto Delat, Anne Deleporte, Ángel Delgado, Terry Dennett, Jean-Ulrick Désert, Abigail DeVille, Peggy Diggs, Emory Douglas, Jordan Eagles, Hasan Elahi, Tracy Emin, Pepe Espaliú, Nicolás Dumit Estévez Raful Espejo, Brendan Fernandes,