Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition
This traveling exhibition unites the two most well-known and popular artistic forms in African American culture: jazz and quilting. Jazz, like quilting, is a woven art form. Both genres produce a textural harvest spun from the life fibers of masters of the imagination who create for our contemplation. Quilt making, as in jazz, evokes a host of complex rhythms and moods, then captures them in the creative process. When the two forms connect, the creative energy explodes exponentially. Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition releases both of these genres of art and becomes a showcase for the work of some of the talented artists in the Women of Color Quilters Network.
Also on View: My Brothers' Thread: Fiber Works by and for Men of the African Diaspora