Jewish artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles turned trash collection into a radical act — her story is told in 'Maintenance Artist'

Jewish artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles turned trash collection into a radical act — her story is told in 'Maintenance Artist'

Art has long stood as a platform to help us see the world in a new light. However, for Jewish artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles, it became something more: a tool for revolution, making the invisible visible. Through her work, Ukeles has spent decades spotlighting the overlooked and often invisible labor that keeps cities running, particularly the sanitation workers who clean our streets and perform other essential, unrecognized labor.  Despite her p…