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Steven Towns' Quilted Works Emphasize Black Joy as Resistance in 'Safer Waters'

Summary by Colossal
Combining a variety of fabrics, buttons, shells, and beads, Stephen Towns’ mixed-media textile pieces draw on the rich heritage of quilts made especially by Black women in the American South. Tableaux reminiscent of family portraits and vacation snapshots lend themselves to an exploration of the power of pleasure and community during an era when the South was still racially segregated. Towns’ solo exhibition, Safer Waters: Picturing Black Recrea…
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Colossal broke the news in on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
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