Faith Ringgold Knows She’s Ahead of Her Time

John Edmonds Even at a young age, I had this feeling that I had my own vision and it didn’t matter whether other people liked what I was doing or not. I just needed to get it out there. In 1966, I joined the Spectrum Gallery, which was a cooperative exhibition space near the Museum of Modern Art in Midtown Manhattan. At that time, I was the only Black artist who was a member. The director, Robert Newman, was incredibly supportive and gave me my first show there—my first show outside of Harlem, where I grew up. But I’m not… Read Full Article