桑福德·比杰斯（生于1970年）是一位来自哈莱姆区的艺术家，他的作品包括绘画、雕塑、录像和表演。他将自己的实践描述为 "代码转换"——将不同的元素混合在一起，创造出不同层次的意义，以说明他广泛的兴趣。本目录集中展示了一系列被子（许多是19世纪制作的）的再利用，体现了这种混合的兴趣。从被子对“地下铁路”（Underground Railroad）的意义中得到启发，比杰斯将这些被子改造成新的作品，他使用油漆、焦油、闪光剂和木炭等材料，再加上他自己的代码层次，无论是历史的、政治的还是纯粹的艺术代码。深入浅出的文章探讨了比杰斯的职业生涯，他的艺术与音乐的关系，以及该系列所借鉴的历史。此外，本书还收录了一位获奖插画家撰写一篇的简短而有力的图文，介绍了拼布艺术和工艺中固有的多层含义。

Sanford Biggers (b. 1970) is a Harlem-

based artist working in various media including painting, sculpture, video, and performance. He describes his practice as “code-switching”

—mixing disparate elements to create layers of meaning—to account for his wide-ranging interests. This catalogue focuses on a series of repurposed quilts (many made in the 19th century) that embodies this interest in mixture. Informed by the significance of quilts to the Underground Railroad, Biggers transforms the quilts into new works using materials such as paint, tar, glitter, and charcoal to add his own layers of codes, whether they be historical, political, or purely artistic. Insightful essays survey Biggers’s career, his art in relation to music, and the history upon which the series draws. Also featured is a short yet powerful graphic essay by an award-

winning illustrator that introduces the layered meanings inherent in the art and craft of quilting.