"Faith Ringgold's words have rhythm. They jaunt through her stories, printed on pages and quilts, their bright, succinct language as engaging as their visual counterparts. The late artist was a storyteller and visual artist in equal measure - her knack for prose and her herculean visual skills go hand in hand. She utilized craft to experiment with form, medium, and message, challenging the parameters of fine art, demanding equal attention for her textiles and her striking canvases."
"I was first introduced to Ringgold as a girl, through her children's books. Cozied into library nooks, I read (1991), her tale of a Harlem girl dreaming of flight. Years later, her work can conjure in me similar feelings of joy, which re-emerged this November when I saw her current exhibition at Jack Shainman Gallery. Her story quilts and prints drew me in, featuring poems and stories that resurfaced the nostalgic sensation of appreciating history"
"Born in 1930 in New York City, Ringgold was a child of the Harlem Renaissance. This is evident in her artworks, stylistically informed by the politics and aesthetics of the landmark cultural era. Her affinity for Black history at large - its music, literature, and art - appears with regularity across her oeuvre. Her 1973 Slave Rape series comprises gutting interpretations of sexual violence, based on the likenesses of Ringgold and her daughters, painted on tapestries inspired by Tibetan thangkas."
Faith Ringgold practiced illustration, painting, quilting, sculpture, and activism while integrating storytelling into visual forms. Her quilts and prints often incorporate printed language and poems, using bright, succinct phrasing that mirrors visual rhythm. She employed craft to experiment with form, medium, and message, challenging fine art hierarchies and demanding equal attention for textiles and canvases. Her Harlem upbringing and connections to the Harlem Renaissance inform stylistic and political references. Major works include the 1973 Slave Rape series confronting sexual violence through tapestry-based paintings and the Jazz Stories quilts honoring musical creativity and Black cultural history.
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