Silkscreen, relief, and collage. 27 x 20 1/4 inches. Signed by the artist. For his 2017 Harlem project in collaboration with The Studio Museum in Harlem,
Adams carried out extensive research on Black design in fashion at the Schomburg
Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library, culminating in a body
of work entitled Mood Board. Silver Lining incorporates abstract collage, vintage clothing
patterns, fabric and bold, colorful forms to communicate Adams' interest in formalism,
deconstruction and fragmentation. Playing with perspective, viewers see the exposed
lining and structure of the coat as seen from an imagined vantage point beneath the
runway. The piece merges the visual vernacular of garment making with the frenetic
energy of a runway show—an ode to legendary Black fashion.