Kevin Beasley, A view of a landscape: A cotton gin motor, (2012–2018). Courtesy Casey Kaplan, NY. Photo: Ron Amstutz.

Kevin Beasley, Rebuilding of the Cotton Gin Motor II, 2016. Photo: Carlos Vela-Prado. Courtesy of the artist and Casey Kaplan; New York Don’t let the name fool you, the newest exhibition to open ...

On this day in 1793, young inventor Eli Whitney had his U.S. patent for the cotton gin approved, an invention that would definitely have an impact on social and economic conditions that led to the ...