Muzi Quawson Union City Blues, Brooklyn, New York, USA, July 2004 Courtesy The Artist enlarge Muzi Quawson Union City Blues, Brooklyn, New York, USA, July 2004 Courtesy The Artist enlarge

Muzi Quawson documents different aspects of American society. After a chance meeting, she became friends with Amanda Jo Williams, who invited Quawson to stay with her family in Woodstock, a town famous for its music festival held in 1969. Today its mythical resonances continue to influence the hippie alternative lifestyles adopted by the locals, including Williams.

Quawson draws upon the style of New American Cinema from the 1970s, in particular Martin Scorsese, and his use of outsider heroes. Pull Back the Shade documents Amanda Jo Williams' relationship with her partner and young daughters with complete candour.

Biography

Born in 1978 in London
2004–2006 Royal College of Art, London
1998–2001 Kent Institute of Art and Design, Canterbury

Selected Group Exhibitions

Lives and works in London

See also:
Muzi Quawson video interview
Audio tour: Muzi Quawson clip