Might Makes Right Joe Cunningham 65 x 69 inches 2020 ARTIST STATEMENT In the last months of our occupation of Afghanistan, I felt as if our country had been inspired by the ancient words of Thrasymachus: “….the [...]
Pirated River Joe Cunningham 72 x 72 inches 2017 ARTIST STATEMENT When a glacier melts too quickly, the runoff can change the direction of a river. When that happens, it is said that [...]
Memo To Lucy Joe Cunningham 68 x 66 inches 2019 ARTIST STATEMENT My friend Lucy Mingo in Gees Bend, Alabama, once quilted an all-white quilt with her signature style of an assortment of [...]
Michigan Winter Joe Cunningham 70 x 71 inches 2015 ARTIST STATEMENT Living far away from my home territory for so long, winter seems like a dreamland. I was thinking about the way not [...]
After the Glacier Joe Cunningham 72 x 72 inches 2013 ARTIST STATEMENT After the glacier recedes, new things will grow. This quilt is made with recycled fabric, including paint splattered workwear and antique [...]
Crazy City: Flint Joe Cunningham 78 x 74 inches 2016 ARTIST STATEMENT Having Flint (as my hometown) become a national landmark for poisoned water, poverty, and helplessness, I was deeply upset. I have [...]
Intelligence Failure Joe Cunningham 72 x 72 inches 2021 ARTIST STATEMENT When our troops left Afghanistan, and the Taliban unexpectedly took over the country, many commentators wondered if there had been an “anti-intelligence” [...]
It’s a Continuum Joe Cunningham 72 x 72 inches 2020 ARTIST STATEMENT I have long imagined a jury trial where I could argue my case for cutting up paintings. For example, I believe [...]
Two Party System Joe Cunningham 71 x 70 inches 2021 ARTIST STATEMENT I wanted to use two fabrics in a way that one would seem dominant and to quilt the result with an [...]
Some Dumb Old Painting Joe Cunningham 72 x 72 inches 2013 ARTIST STATEMENT This is a portrait of my wife that took on a life of its own. This quilt came about when [...]