Silent Agitator is a sculpture byRuth Ewan. It is currently on display in St Mungo's Square at theUniversity of Glasgow.[1] Based on work byRalph Chaplin, the art installation features a clock and the text "time to organize" below.[2] The work was inspired by an illustration for theIndustrial Workers of the World with the text, "What time is it? Time to organize!"[3]
The sculpture was installed alongManhattan'sHigh Line,[4][5] in theU.S. state ofNew York, from April 2019 to March 2020.[6][7] In May 2019, Bloomberg's James Tarmy includedSilent Agitator in his list of "New York City's Most Instagrammable Public Art (That’s Not theVessel)".[8] Inspired by the sculpture, Ewan, the Brooklyn's Women's Chorus, the New York City Labor Chorus, and other performers sang "odes to organized labor" on the High Line at 14th Street, in October 2019.[9]
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