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Faith Ringgold Exhibit: Dancing at the Louvre
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From: Ginny Moore Kruse <gmkruse>
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 10:34:55 -0500
The story quilt series "Dancing at the Louvre" created by Faith Ringgold will be exhibited at the Madison Art Center between June 11 and August 20: http://www.madisonartcenter.org/ringgold.htm
Faith Ringgold is the creator of highly acclaimed children's books, including "Tar Beach" and "Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky."
The Madison Art Center is located at 211 State Street in the Civic Center less than two blocks from the State Capitol. See the location of the Art Center and of nearby parking ramps: http://www.visitmadison.com/citymap-large.jpg
On Saturday, June 10, Ms. Ringgold present an Art Talk, after which there will be a reception honoring her and signalling the opening of the exhibition. As long as tickets are availalbe, this event is open to the general public _at_ $10.00 each, and it is free to Art Center members. Tickets can be picked up at the Gallery Shop. Phone 608%758 in advance to make certain tickets are still available.
Summarized from Madison Art Center information: The story quilts have been selected from two series,The French Collection and the American Collection. In each, Ringgold blends historical and autobiographical narratives, uniting traditional storytelling with contemporary art theory. The quilts in this exhibition chronicle the lives of two fictional characters: Willia Marie Simone, an African American artist and model who lived in Paris during the 1920s, and her daughter Marlena Truth Simone, an artist living in America. By positioning ...
[them] at the center of artistic production during the peak years of the modern era, both series critique the canonical approach of art history and celebrate the culture and values of those marginalized by Eurocentric views.
- Ginny
Received on Thu 01 Jun 2000 10:34:55 AM CDT
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 10:34:55 -0500
The story quilt series "Dancing at the Louvre" created by Faith Ringgold will be exhibited at the Madison Art Center between June 11 and August 20: http://www.madisonartcenter.org/ringgold.htm
Faith Ringgold is the creator of highly acclaimed children's books, including "Tar Beach" and "Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky."
The Madison Art Center is located at 211 State Street in the Civic Center less than two blocks from the State Capitol. See the location of the Art Center and of nearby parking ramps: http://www.visitmadison.com/citymap-large.jpg
On Saturday, June 10, Ms. Ringgold present an Art Talk, after which there will be a reception honoring her and signalling the opening of the exhibition. As long as tickets are availalbe, this event is open to the general public _at_ $10.00 each, and it is free to Art Center members. Tickets can be picked up at the Gallery Shop. Phone 608%758 in advance to make certain tickets are still available.
Summarized from Madison Art Center information: The story quilts have been selected from two series,The French Collection and the American Collection. In each, Ringgold blends historical and autobiographical narratives, uniting traditional storytelling with contemporary art theory. The quilts in this exhibition chronicle the lives of two fictional characters: Willia Marie Simone, an African American artist and model who lived in Paris during the 1920s, and her daughter Marlena Truth Simone, an artist living in America. By positioning ...
[them] at the center of artistic production during the peak years of the modern era, both series critique the canonical approach of art history and celebrate the culture and values of those marginalized by Eurocentric views.
- Ginny
Received on Thu 01 Jun 2000 10:34:55 AM CDT
