16 Jul 2019 - 10:00 AM

‘Men of Eminence have mostly risen from obscurity; nor will I, although female, of a darker hue, and far more obscure than they, bend my head or hang my harp upon willows; for though poor, I will virtuous prove.’ - Maria Stewart, one of the earliest black feminist voices, in 1833. Faith Ringgold, Feminist Series #14 of 20: Men of Eminence..., 1972/1993. Acrylic on canvas framed with fabric. Courtesy the artist and ACA Galleries, New York Faith Ringgold (Installation on view, 6 June – 8 September 2019, Serpentine Galleries) © 2019 Faith Ringgold Photo: readsreads.info #faithringgold

15 Jul 2019 - 2:17 PM

'They Speak No Evil (1962), which was painted the year my mother Faith married her second husband Burdette Ringgold, when we were still living in the Bronx’, and one of the earliest works bearing the signature Faith Ringgold, shows six white men standing in a line under a stained-glass window as if in a church, their faces and bodies minimalist abstractions. The title implies that although they speak no evil, they may well have done some evil. Faith often points in her work to the observation that Sunday morning is the most segregated time of day in the United States because people worship separately by race.' - Michele Wallace (catalogue excerpt). Faith Ringgold They Speak No Evil, 1963, Oil on canvas. Courtesy the artist and ACA Galleries, New York #FaithRinggold

14 Jul 2019 - 12:31 PM

Don't miss Faith Ringgold: Tell It Like It Is as part of imagine... @bbcarts flagship documentary series. Imagine... celebrates and explores the best in arts and culture, and shows artists who are unafraid to tackle issues that are relevant to audiences today. The documentary follows Faith in the lead up to her first European institutional solo exhibition at The Serpentine and airs tonight at 10.30pm on @bbcone. #FaithRinggold Alan Yentob & Faith Ringgold at The Serpentine Gallery. Photography: Adam Scourfield ©️BBC

13 Jul 2019 - 10:00 AM

Experience The Deep Listener by @jakob_kudsk_steensen, a site specific public artwork alongside a digital archive of species that live within the parks surrounding the gallery. The Deep Listener guides you on a journey to see and hear the sights and sounds of five of London’s species. Download the app at augmentedarchitecture.org. #AugmentedArchitecture