Jackie Triptych
Andy Warhol
John F. Kennedy was assassinated and Andy Warhol turned his, the nations, and Jackie’s pain into art. Dissatisfied with the media coverage, and acutely aware of the symbol that Jackie Kennedy was becoming, without agency or choice, Warhol re-enacted the event over and over again by silk-screening images of the grieving Kennedy taken from Life magazine. The work is at once compassionate and detached; by focusing on the first lady’s face, he emphasis and reminds us of her bravery, her courage and her grief, but he also participates in the process of removing her humanity and making her become an image, a representation of the nation and a historical event. Warhol, in 1964, was only beginning to get to grips with the new art of screen-printing, having started less than two years earlier. The Jackie works marked a turning point, as he realised the power of a repeatable medium, and how the images that were flooding public consciousness could be replicated, distorted and recontextualised to speak to a wider idea permeating the culture.
Tuesday 2nd June
Today, the Moon moves into Sagittarius in its sidereal rhythm, bringing with it the quality of fire, warmth, and direction. After the deep, watery transformation of Scorpio, Sagittarius lifts the gaze outward and onward, inviting movement, purpose, and a renewed sense of passion. In the garden, this warmth can support the ripening and strengthening of the plant above ground, particularly in the fruiting realm. It is a good time to tend to plants that carry their energy into seed, fruit, and future possibilities. The fiery nature of Sagittarius can also help us meet our work with greater enthusiasm, not only asking what needs to be done, but also where the work is leading.
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