Gender and art

Faith Ringgold, Groovin' High, 1996.

Stories and Journeys: The Art of Faith Ringgold and Aminah Robinson
March 30 – June 8, 2014

"Ringgold and Robinson have been close friends since meeting in 1988 and their apparent commonalities inspired the pairing. They are African-American, feminists, both making art associated with women’s work, and each uses story and the narrative form.

Although Ringgold grew up in New York City and Robinson in Ohio, the two share a rich appreciation for keeping alive the stories of their ancestors, both literal and figurative. They use a variety of media, combining painting, drawing and sculpture with textiles and craftwork. Each incorporates the materials and visual language from their African American heritage with those from the Western tradition. These extraordinary artists tell stories which inspire, educate, commemorate and preserve memories."

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Best known as the originator of the African American story quilt revival that began in the 1970s, Faith Ringgold’s pointed political paintings of the 1960s are the focus of American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960s, an exhibition on view at the National Museum of Women in the Arts June 21–Nov. 10, 2013. The exhibition explores the emotional and at times contentious issues that were at the forefront of her experience of racial inequality in the United States during the 1960s. Ringgold created bold, provocative paintings in direct response to the Civil Rights and feminist movements. With only a few exceptions, these once influential paintings disappeared from view, omitted from critical art-historical discourse for more than 40 years. The exhibition includes 49 works from the landmark series American People (1963–67) and Black Light (1967–71), along with related murals and political posters.

American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960s.

National Museum of Women in the Arts,

June 21–Nov. 10, 2013

http://www.nmwa.org/exhibitions/american-people-black-light