Artist, author, educator, and organizer, Faith Ringgold is one of the most influential cultural figures of her generation, with a career linking the multi-disciplinary practices of the Harlem Renaissance to the political art of young Black artists working today. For sixty years, Ringgold has drawn from both personal autobiography and collective histories both to document her life as an artist and mother and to amplify struggles for social justice and equity. 

This panel’s title, On Faith: Harlem, points both toward Faith’s enduring impact as well as the importance of Harlem, and particular values, in her work. Moderated by exhibition co-curator Gary Carrion-Murayari, Kraus Family Curator at the New Museum, panelists will include leading scholars, artists, and directors to consider Faith’s creative practice and vision in relation with Harlem. Panelists include: writer and historian Sharifa Rhodes Pitts, Rob Fields, Director, Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art and Storytelling, artist Nari Ward, and Sandra Jackson Dumont, Director and CEO, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.

On Faith: Harlem is presented in conjunction with the opening of "Faith Ringgold: American People" at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the most comprehensive exhibition to date of this groundbreaking artist’s vision. The exhibition is curated by Massimiliano Gioni, Edlis Neeson Artistic Director, and Gary Carrion-Murayari, Kraus Family Curator, with Madeline Weisburg, Curatorial Assistant. The accompanying, fully-illustrated exhibition catalogue, co-published with Phaidon, focuses on all aspects of Ringgold’s career.  Enjoy 20% off your purchase of the book with code PHAIDON20 at checkout.

This panel is co-presented by the New Museum and The Cooper Union, with support from Phaidon Press.