A potential move of 'For the Women's House,' a mural created by Faith Ringgold for women incarcerated on Rikers Island, to the Brooklyn Museum is backed by the artist as the presentation of the painting no longer aligns with her original vision.
Photos of the painting on Rikers, from Tuesday's presentation from the Brooklyn Museum.
This presentation is no longer aligned with what Ringgold had originally envisioned, and now, with the city committing to shutting down Rikers, the artist has been lobbying for the painting to go on long-term loan to the Brooklyn Museum. The potential move was first announced by former First Lady Chirlane McCrayMichele Wallace, Ringgold's daughter, offered some insight into the loan, noting it would be seen by more people this way.
The museum's argument relied heavily on the current presentation of the artwork on Rikers. During the meeting on Tuesday, Catherine Morris, feminist art curator at the Brooklyn Museum, noted that within the Rose M. Singer Center on Rikers, "The painting is located in a corridor that can only be accessed by staff and people in custody being escorted through that corridor." Morris added that it can only be seen in passing, as they cannot stand in the corridor to observe it.
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