![]() The exhibition-which stretches over three gallery floors-begins on the second level of the museum with Ringgold’s critical paintings from the 1960s and 1970s. Image by The Museum of Modern Art Licensed by SCALA/Art Resource, NY ![]() Faith Ringgold, “American People Series #20: Die,” (1967) courtesy ACA Galleries, New York 2022. On view now until 5 June, Faith Ringgold: American People is an overdue tribute to the impactful artist. For the first time, the true breadth of her work is being honored with a comprehensive retrospective at NYC’s New Museum. Unafraid to fight for the representation of Black women during the Civil Rights era (in art museums and the country at large) Ringgold not only exposed the true state of oppression, she also opened doors for those to come. ![]() ![]() Revolutionary, painter, writer, educator, activist, sculptor and feminist are just some of the words that begin to describe Faith Ringgold, a visionary from Harlem, whose artwork since the 1960s laid bare the racist and patriarchal underpinnings of the United States. ![]()
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