"Faith Ringgold: American People
Originally organized by the New Museum in New York City, this commanding survey of Faith Ringgold’s remarkable career takes its title from her breakout series of paintings in which the Harlem-born artist starkly depicted the racism and sexism pervading everyday American life during the 1960s. In “Neighbors” (1963), for instance, Ringgold confronts her viewers with the icy stares of a suspicious White family forming a tight, defensive barricade. Relegated for much of her career to the fringes of an art world that paid scant attention to women of color — especially those making figurative paintings and textile work like Ringgold — the artist nevertheless persevered and the pieces she produced, which reflected her fears and joys, are now considered canonical works of American art history. This comprehensive exhibition includes the posters that Ringgold, a committed activist, produced for the Black Panthers and other causes during the 1970s, as well as the textile sculptures and story quilts that have been her focus in recent years."
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