NEW DIGITAL CATALOG CELEBRATES THE PRINTS AND LEGACIES OF FAITH RINGGOLD AND BETYE SAAR
May 09, 2023
Digital catalog created for RINGGOLD | SAAR: Meeting on the Matrix exhibition.
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NEW DIGITAL CATALOG CELEBRATES THE PRINTS AND LEGACIES OF
FAITH RINGGOLD AND BETYE SAAR
COLLEGE PARK, MD – The David C. Driskell Center is pleased to announce the launch of a digital catalog prompted by popular demand from visitors as well as local and national media attention. This new publication of a groundbreaking exhibition, RINGGOLD | SAAR: Meeting on the Matrix celebrates the extraordinary prints made by two of America's most influential artists.
Faith Ringgold (b.1930), an accomplished artist, teacher and writer whose works have been exhibited in major museums across the world, explores themes of race, gender and identity. Best known for her quilted and painted story quilt, she tells the stories of African American women throughout history.
Betye Saar (b.1926), an iconic assemblage artist whose works incorporate found objects, photographs, and sculpted materials explores the themes of African American history and culture. Her works challenge stereotypical representations of African American in art and culture at large, leaving a space for interpretation and redefinition of societal constructs.
The digital catalog is released in conjunction with the closing of RINGGOLD | SAAR: Meeting on the Matrix on May 22nd 2023. The exhibition showcased incredible print works by the two artists, putting them in direct conversation for the very first time. The piece explores thematics around their works with the exceptional contributions in the introduction by Sola Saar Augusston, Betye Saar’s grand-daughter and Michele Wallace, Faith Ringgold’s daughter. Other contributors include Professor Curlee Raven Holton, Professor Jordana Moore Saggese, Maura Callahan, Ashley Cope, Joohee Kim and Caroline Kipp.
The digital exhibition catalog is available online to view click here.
This digital catalog was made possible thanks to the generous contribution of Cleophus Thomas Jr., Cheryl Edwards, and Dr. Robert Steele. Special thanks to JJ Chrystal Designs and the DCDC team for putting this publication together.
Watch Director Curlee R Holton in conversation with Michele Wallace and Sola Saar-Agustsson on RINGGOLD | SAAR: Meeting on the Matrix.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
For information about the exhibition, please visit:
https://driskellcenter.umd.edu/news/ringgold-saar-meeting-matrix-lecture-event or https://black-printmaking.artinterp.org/ .
ABOUT THE DAVID C. DRISKELL CENTER
The David C. Driskell Center honors the legacy of David C. Driskell—Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Art, Artist, Art Historian, Collector, Curator, and Philanthropist—by preserving the rich heritage of African American visual art and culture. The Driskell Center is committed to preserving, documenting, and presenting African American art, as well as replenishing and expanding the field of African American art. All programs at the David C. Driskell Center are free and open to the public. The facility is wheelchair accessible. For further information regarding exhibitions and activities at the Driskell Center, please call 301.314.2615 or visit www.driskellcenter.umd.edu. The Driskell Center’s programming is supported in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, a grant from the Elizabeth Carter Foundation, and private donors. The exhibition and its programing will be presented in person following regulations from the state, county, and University of Maryland, and may change at any time.
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