UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
Las Vegas, Nevada
We believe everyone deserves access to art that challenges our understanding of the present and inspires us to create a future that makes space for us all.
MessageIsar King
Black Sweat—Diamonds and Gold, 2002
Gold accented African fabric, quilted in gold thread
Courtesy the artist
A Common Thread
April 2, 2021 - August 2, 2021
Curated by Ashanti McGee
In partnership with the Las Vegas Womxn of Color Arts Festival.
Support for this exhibition is provided by the WESTAF Regional Arts Resilience Fund, a relief grant developed in partnership with The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support arts organizations in the 13-state western region during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional programs are funded in part with support from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Image description: Black Sweat—Diamonds and Gold by Isar King.
A patchwork quilt made out of diamond-shaped swatches of colorful fabric accented with gold and decorated with images of floral forms, geometric prints, and stylized figures and faces. A few small objects such as cowrie shells have been attached to the front of the quilt. It hangs vertically on a wall.
- Created: 2002