In celebration of the opening day of Faith Ringgold: American People, join us for a day of free programs exploring Faith Ringgold's influence as an artist, educator, and activist.
12 - 12:45 + 1:15 - 2pm \ Live music: SFJAZZ High School All-Stars
Wilsey Court
11 - 2pm \ Screening of Faith Ringgold reading Tar Beach
Koret Auditorium
2:30 - 3pm \ Gallery discussion on Faith Ringgold: American People with Grace Matthews
Meet in Wilsey Court
3:30 - 4pm \ Curators in conversation: Faith Ringgold: American People with Gary Carrion-Murayari, Kraus Family Curator at the New Museum
Koret Auditorium
About the exhibition
Bringing together fifty years of work, Faith Ringgold: American People is the most comprehensive exhibition to date of Faith Ringgold's groundbreaking vision. Featuring works from across Ringgold's best-known series, this show tracks the development of her figurative style as it evolved to meet the urgency of political and social change. Throughout her career, Ringgold has drawn from personal and collective histories to both document her life and amplify the struggles for justice and equity. From creating some of the most indelible artworks of the civil rights era to challenging accepted hierarchies of art versus craft through her experimental story quilts, Ringgold has produced a body of work that bears witness to the complexity of the American experience. Long overdue, this retrospective provides a timely opportunity to engage with the art of an American icon.
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12 - 12:45 + 1:15 - 2pm \ Live music: SFJAZZ High School All-Stars
Wilsey Court
11 - 2pm \ Screening of Faith Ringgold reading Tar Beach
Koret Auditorium
2:30 - 3pm \ Gallery discussion on Faith Ringgold: American People with Grace Matthews
Meet in Wilsey Court
3:30 - 4pm \ Curators in conversation: Faith Ringgold: American People with Gary Carrion-Murayari, Kraus Family Curator at the New Museum
Koret Auditorium
About the exhibition
Bringing together fifty years of work, Faith Ringgold: American People is the most comprehensive exhibition to date of Faith Ringgold's groundbreaking vision. Featuring works from across Ringgold's best-known series, this show tracks the development of her figurative style as it evolved to meet the urgency of political and social change. Throughout her career, Ringgold has drawn from personal and collective histories to both document her life and amplify the struggles for justice and equity. From creating some of the most indelible artworks of the civil rights era to challenging accepted hierarchies of art versus craft through her experimental story quilts, Ringgold has produced a body of work that bears witness to the complexity of the American experience. Long overdue, this retrospective provides a timely opportunity to engage with the art of an American icon.
In celebration of the opening day of Faith Ringgold: American People, join us for a day of free programs exploring Faith Ringgold's influence as an artist, educator, and activist.
12 - 12:45 + 1:15 - 2pm \ Live music: SFJAZZ High School All-Stars
Wilsey Court
11 - 2pm \ Screening of Faith Ringgold reading Tar Beach
Koret Auditorium
2:30 - 3pm \ Gallery discussion on Faith Ringgold: American People with Grace Matthews
Meet in Wilsey Court
3:30 - 4pm \ Curators in conversation: Faith Ringgold: American People with Gary Carrion-Murayari, Kraus Family Curator at the New Museum
Koret Auditorium
About the exhibition
Bringing together fifty years of work, Faith Ringgold: American People is the most comprehensive exhibition to date of Faith Ringgold's groundbreaking vision. Featuring works from across Ringgold's best-known series, this show tracks the development of her figurative style as it evolved to meet the urgency of political and social change. Throughout her career, Ringgold has drawn from personal and collective histories to both document her life and amplify the struggles for justice and equity. From creating some of the most indelible artworks of the civil rights era to challenging accepted hierarchies of art versus craft through her experimental story quilts, Ringgold has produced a body of work that bears witness to the complexity of the American experience. Long overdue, this retrospective provides a timely opportunity to engage with the art of an American icon.
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12 - 12:45 + 1:15 - 2pm \ Live music: SFJAZZ High School All-Stars
Wilsey Court
11 - 2pm \ Screening of Faith Ringgold reading Tar Beach
Koret Auditorium
2:30 - 3pm \ Gallery discussion on Faith Ringgold: American People with Grace Matthews
Meet in Wilsey Court
3:30 - 4pm \ Curators in conversation: Faith Ringgold: American People with Gary Carrion-Murayari, Kraus Family Curator at the New Museum
Koret Auditorium
About the exhibition
Bringing together fifty years of work, Faith Ringgold: American People is the most comprehensive exhibition to date of Faith Ringgold's groundbreaking vision. Featuring works from across Ringgold's best-known series, this show tracks the development of her figurative style as it evolved to meet the urgency of political and social change. Throughout her career, Ringgold has drawn from personal and collective histories to both document her life and amplify the struggles for justice and equity. From creating some of the most indelible artworks of the civil rights era to challenging accepted hierarchies of art versus craft through her experimental story quilts, Ringgold has produced a body of work that bears witness to the complexity of the American experience. Long overdue, this retrospective provides a timely opportunity to engage with the art of an American icon.
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