{"id":6417,"date":"2021-07-19T17:02:06","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T17:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=6417"},"modified":"2021-07-19T17:03:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T17:03:11","slug":"watch-faith-ringgold-on-art-and-the-power-of-perseverance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/watch-faith-ringgold-on-art-and-the-power-of-perseverance\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Faith Ringgold On Art And The Power Of Perseverance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe  id=\"_ytid_56627\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IZ-VvOep2D8?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In a new segment with CBS Sunday Morning, the prominent multimedia artist Faith Ringgold spoke with Nancy Giles about her fruitful artistic career that has spanned seven decades.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Widely known for her signature quilts which explore narratives that depict African American life, Ringgold\u2019s 70 years of creative work found its humble beginnings in the early 1960s. Much of her art has ignited necessary political conversations throughout the decades, especially concerning the rights of Black women.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/faith.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6418\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/faith.png 800w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/faith-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/faith-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Now 90 years old, Ringgold reflected on her decades-long fight to be seen and heard as a Black woman artist. \u201cI constantly looked for the galleries that accepted Black artists. If they asked and they said no, it didn\u2019t bother me because I expected to hear no,\u201d she said.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ringgold\u2019s unwavering determination to succeed as a minority woman artist despite the naysayers is precisely how she found prosperity. \u201cI think that there was a lot of feeling at that time that we can\u2019t do this, we can\u2019t do that. Oh, yes we can. We can do it. All you\u2019ve got to do is try.\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For Ringgold, succeeding as an artist meant that she would create on her own terms and experiment as she pleased. Her artwork must always be the truest expression of herself; she was <em>never<\/em> in the business of creating art that must not offend, even if it resulted in frequent rejection from galleries.&nbsp;She has a voice to use, and art to make that empowers, examines, and calls for change. Absolutely nothing could abate her mission as both an artist and activist. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cAs an artist, I want to tell my story of the times \u2013 what I\u2019ve lived through; what we\u2019re going through now. Often, people don\u2019t want to see that\u2026 but I don\u2019t do what people <em>want <\/em>to see; I do what I can,\u201d said Ringgold in a 2019 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/culture\/article\/20190703-faith-ringgold-the-artist-who-captured-the-soul-of-the-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>interview<\/strong><\/a><strong> with Arwa Haider.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ychef.files.bbci.co.uk\/976x549\/p07fw7lb.jpg\" alt=\"(Credit: 2018 Faith Ringgold\/Artists Rights Society (ARS))\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><figcaption><em>The Flag is Bleeding #2 (American Collection #6) by Faith Ringgold (1997) <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cIf she wanted to do something, she was not going to let anything stand in her way. Whether that was experimenting with different kinds of media or technique, she was going to do it no matter what,\u201d said Emily Rales, the art curator of Glenstone museum where Ringgold\u2019s works are currently on display. \u201cEach decade brought a new innovation. One of the things I feel really defines her practice is this fearlessness to take on anything.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The current survey exhibition that includes six significant decades of Ringgold\u2019s artwork is on view until October 24th at the Glenstone museum in Potomac, Maryland. Titled <em>Faith Ringgold, <\/em>it features over 70 works that highlight the artist\u2019s various mediums, including paintings, story quilts, and political posters. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Learn more about the exhibition by visiting Glenstone\u2019s official <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glenstone.org\/art\/exhibition\/faith-ringgold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a new segment with CBS Sunday Morning, the prominent multimedia artist Faith Ringgold spoke with Nancy Giles about her fruitful artistic career that has spanned seven decades. 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