Keila Strong: Closet Chronicles

 A Visual Time Capsule of Black Fashion

October 3 - November 30, 2025

Café Logan

Reception
Friday, November 7th | 5-7PM

The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts is proud to present Keila Strong’s Closet Chronicles. The exhibition will be on view in Café Logan, 915 E 60th, from October 3 - November 30, 2025.

Closet Chronicles is an intimate celebration of Black fashion where style becomes both archive and anthem. This exhibit reimagines everyday objects from Black homes (combs, bobby pins, buttons, fabrics, and more) as mosaics that tell stories of identity, resilience, and joy. Figures appear as silhouettes while their clothing and adornments do the talking, much like how Black fashion has always communicated power, pride, and presence without words.

At its heart, Closet Chronicles is a time capsule. It honors the artistry of Black dress across generations, reflecting how fabrics, textures, and accessories carry memory and meaning. It is also a clash and communion of hair and fashion: two inseparable elements of Black style that shape how we see ourselves and how the world sees us.

Through these portraits, fashion is not just clothing - it is culture. Hair is not just a style - it is a crown. Together, they weave a narrative of self-expression, survival, and beauty that defines the ever-evolving art of Black life.

---