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Book Synopsis: Ringgold's most formative and influential political works are gathered in this beautifully designed clothbound volume. Alongside reproductions of key works made between 1967 and 1981, Faith Ringgold: Politics / Power provides an overview of Ringgold's seminal artistic and activist work, and its historical context during these years, including accounts by the artist herself.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Ringgold, a dedicated and impassioned civil rights advocate, established her voice as a feminist and within the Black Arts Movement. Her influential work expressed her in-depth knowledge of art history and contemporary art, as well as her activism. Spanning mediums such as painting, cut paper works, posters, collage and textile art, the works presented in this publication foreground the artist's explicitly political pieces, for which she deployed new material and formal processes, and developed a radical aesthetics and vocabulary.
Organized chronologically, the book allows readers to retrace the artist's foundational creative approaches to contemporaneous social, political and artistic questions. It includes illustrations of individual artworks together with previously unpublished work and archival materials.
Faith Ringgold (born 1930) is a painter, mixed-media sculptor, performance artist, teacher and writer best known for her narrative quilts. In 2020, the New York Times described her as an artist “who has confronted race relations in this country from every angle, led protests to diversify museums decades ago, and even went to jail for an exhibition she organized.” Her work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Brooklyn Museum and the Baltimore Museum of Art, among others. Ringgold lives and works in Englewood, New Jersey.
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Experience the power and influence of Faith Ringgold's most formative and influential political works all gathered in one meticulously crafted clothbound volume. Faith Ringgold: Politics / Power takes you on a journey through the artist's groundbreaking artistic and activist work during the transformative years of 1967 to 1981. This beautifully designed book provides an overview of Ringgold's powerful creations, accompanied by firsthand accounts from the artist herself, giving you a deeper understanding of the historical context in which these works were created.
As a dedicated civil rights advocate, Faith Ringgold used her art to give voice to feminist causes and to empower the Black Arts Movement. With her profound knowledge of art history and contemporary art, she pushed boundaries and challenged societal norms. Through mediums such as painting, cut paper works, posters, collage, and textile art, this publication showcases Ringgold's explicitly political pieces. Witness her deployment of new materials and formal processes, as she fearlessly develops a radical aesthetics and vocabulary.
Organized chronologically, this book invites you to follow Faith Ringgold's creative journey, exploring the profound connections she made between her art and the pressing social, political, and artistic questions of her time. With stunning illustrations of individual artworks, as well as previously unseen and archival materials, you get an intimate glimpse into the mind of this extraordinary artist.
Faith Ringgold's impact on the art world is undeniable, and her narratives quilts have become iconic. Described by the New York Times as an artist who has confronted race relations in this country from every angle, Ringgold's legacy is cemented in major museums such as the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Baltimore Museum of Art. Now, you have the opportunity to own a piece of this historic legacy and immerse yourself in the power of Faith Ringgold: Politics / Power.
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