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Sanford Biggers — Sag, Harbor Honeystuckle
Sanford Biggers

Sag, Harbor Honeystuckle

2013

"Sag, Harbor Honeysuckle" by Sanford Biggers layers rich visual history through a re-purposed quilt transformed with fabric collage, treated acrylic, metallic acrylic, and glitter. Biggers activates the quilt's embedded cultural memory — evoking the African American tradition of quilting as coded language and communal storytelling — while introducing bold, contemporary mark-making that bridges past and present. The shimmering metallic and glitter elements add a luminous tension, honoring the quilt's origins while asserting its new life as a site of artistic and historical reckoning.

Medium
fabric collage, treated acrylic, metallic acrylic and glitter on re-purposed quilt

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Sanford Biggers, Sag, Harbor Honeystuckle, 2013

"Sag, Harbor Honeysuckle" by Sanford Biggers layers rich visual history through a re-purposed quilt transformed with fabric collage, treated acrylic, metallic acrylic, and glitter. Biggers activates the quilt's embedded cultural memory — evoking the African American tradition of quilting as coded language and communal storytelling — while introducing bold, contemporary mark-making that bridges past and present. The shimmering metallic and glitter elements add a luminous tension, honoring the quilt's origins while asserting its new life as a site of artistic and historical reckoning.

Medium
fabric collage, treated acrylic, metallic acrylic and glitter on re-purposed quilt
Year
2013
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Cultural Commentary, Mixed Media, Afrofuturism, Quilt Art, American Artist, Black Artist, Metallic Tones, Fabric Collage, Contemporary Art, Textile Art, Abstract

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