FORT GREENE — Colorful patchwork quilts have been hanging in storefront windows on Myrtle Avenue in February as part of the neighborhood's celebration of Black Artstory Month.
The vibrant display — which is catching the eyes of passersby and enlivening the blocks between Classon and Vanderbilt avenues — honors folk patchwork quilting while also allowing contemporary artists the freedom to create their own take on the traditional craft.
"The exhibition creates its own patchwork from the artists and the artworks exhibited, bringing together the diverse backgrounds of the artists, their unique visual perspectives and personal insights," curator Daonne Huff said.
"Nine individual stories collected, create one collective ‘quilt’ — documenting and responding to history, life and contemporary society as these artists feel, see and experience it through collage, mixed media, fabric and paint.”
