Artist Talk: Jesse Krimes in Conversation

Join FWM and Mural Arts Philadelphia for an intimate talk with the multi-disciplinary artistJesse Krimes. Drawing on his experience with incarceration, the Pennsylvania-based artist reconstitutes donated clothing from currently and formerly incarcerated individuals. Krimes composes intricately patterned quilts from these textile fragments to meditate on memory, loss, alienation, and comfort. Continuing in the spirit of American quilting traditions, Krimes’s works situate these narratives within broader histories of communal making and resilience. His FWM exhibition debutsRiverside, a newly commissioned quilt informed by Krimes’s work with Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Restorative Justice program, which supports people whose lives have been impacted by incarceration. Later this spring, a related mural by Krimes will be unveiled at 990 Spring Garden Street. Damon McWhite, Director, Restorative Justice at Mural Arts Philadelphia, will join in conversation. A public reception will follow. Organized in conjunction with the exhibitionJesse Krimes: Elegy Quilts.