The most comprehensive survey to date of the work of Faith Ringgold, whose groundbreaking art and political activism span more than sixty years - featuring a stellar line-up of contributors and an unprecedented collection of images
Faith Ringgold is a critically acclaimed American artist whose unique methods of visual storytelling have documented and advanced art historical, feminist, and civil-rights movements for more than half a century. Accompanying a major retrospective at the New Museum, New York, this expansive survey covers work from all periods of her career, including her early civil rights-era figurative paintings, her graphic political protest posters, and her signature experimental story quilts.
Massimiliano Gioni is Edlis Neeson Artistic Director at the New Museum.
Gary Carrion-Murayari is Kraus Family Curator at the New Museum.
Essays by Amiri Baraka, Diedrick Brackens, LeRonn P. Brooks, Julia Bryan-Wilson, Jordan Casteel, Bridget R. Cooks, Mark Godfrey, Lucy R. Lippard, Tschabalala Self, Michele Wallace, and Zoé Whitley.
- Publisher: Phaidon Press (February 16, 2022)
- Language: English
- Hardcover: 240 pages
- ISBN-10: 183866422X
- ISBN-13: 9781838664220
- Item Weight: 3.79 pounds
- Dimensions: 10.15 x 1 x 11.7 inches