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Spiritual Technologies

Spiritual Technologies

Basil Kincaid on the Art of Quiltmaking
Black man with glasses, short hair, and a beard, wearing a colorful floral print jacket, smiling into the camera photographed against a colorful and abstract backdrop

Basil Kincaid, 2025. Photo by Zachary Balber.

tapestry of dark figures on an abstract and colorful background

Basil Kincaid, A Day at Victoria Glades, 2021. Vintage corduroy, donated clothes, clothes from the artist, Ghanian embroidered fabrics, hand woven Ghanaian Kente, brocade, Ghanaian wax block fabric, various lace fabrics, Abrokyere. Collection of Beth Rudin DeWoody. Image courtesy of the artist. © Basil Kincaid.

Mary Craig Auditorium

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Basil Kincaid, whose work is featured in the exhibition Remixed, joins SBMA Assistant Curator Lauren Karazija, to explore ancestry, connection and conversation. Crafted from salvaged fabrics, quilts offer far more than physical warmth—they retain the indelible traces of past lives. Describing quilting as a “spiritual technology,” Kincaid engages in a dialogue across time and space through lived-in materials charged with the enduring energy of loved ones. Following seven generations of quilters within his family, he honors and advances a legacy of resilience, care, and love.