American artist Mickalene Thomas sensually subverts Black female representation ... memory and the tenets of Black feminist theoretical writings,’ says Thomas. ‘Authors and academics such as Kimberlé ...
Visual artist Mickalene Thomas, 53, shook our tables with her newest exhibit “All About Love,” which celebrates Black womanhood through bold, audacious and vibrant portraits that fuse modern ...
The photographs which Thomas takes of her sitters in preparation for her paintings are another story. Her love and respect shines through in shots of gorgeous black women occupying the sets she ...
Thomas’s works revolves around female figures in relaxed, leisurely poses that express comfort and pleasure, a subtle challenge to the historic eroticisation of Black women in art. Mickalene Thomas is ...
Mickalene Thomas has gained global recognition for her sequin-laden, multi-textile and emotionally provocative work depicting Black women through the lenses of community, history and advocacy.
Mickalene Thomas is ... displays Thomas’ reclined naked body across a dozen monitors, a continuation of her revolutionary portraits of Black women relaxing in luxurious positions — a spotlight ...
The Black American queer artist Mickalene Thomas says her visual, highly decorative works draw on classical inspiration like Monet and Picasso – as well as far more contemporary themes.
McManus and Aurora Straus founded DART Car, which commissioned the McLaren, to elevate women in art and racing.
On the entrance to the left, we have All About Love, the first London retrospective of African-American artist Mickalene ... Thomas, who is best known for her colourful collage portraits of Black ...
For the artist Mickalene Thomas ... Coming to this realisation gave Thomas the idea for her exhibition’s title, ‘All About Love’ – also a reference to a seminal text by the feminist writer bell hooks, ...