Mickalene Thomas
This Artist Makes Powerful Portraits of Black Celebrities
Artist Mickalene Thomas is known for her powerful portraits of Black women including Solange and Michelle Obama. We talked to her about how the women in her work use their platforms to influence others.
14 Photographers Explore Mythologies Surrounding Blackness
Mickalene Thomas curates an Art Week Miami exhibition exploring blackness amongst her peers.
16 Must-See Shows at Art Week Miami 2016
Including secret bonus events, but you're going to have to read this for details...
3 Black Women Photographers Capture the Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement
From Malcolm X to Madame Mama Bush, these photos offer varying visions of how the Civil Rights Movement affected black life.
Artist Mickalene Thomas Is Bringing Black Women into the Canon
Drawing inspiration from her childhood in the 1970s as well as the full scope of Western and African art, Thomas uses painting, photography, collage, and video to demand her glamorous, assertive subjects be seen.
Mickalene Thomas Is Celebrating Our Skin | Studio Visits
We visited the artist’s studio, where her mixed-media odes to beautiful black womanhood are born.
Mickalene Thomas Is Celebrating Our Skin | Studio Visits
We visited the artist’s studio, where her mixed-media odes to beautiful black womanhood are born.
Shia LaBeouf's Phone Number & The 'Independence Day' Sequel: Last Week in Art
Also, animals projected across the ancient walls of the Vatican, Banksy's 'The Drinker' is redubbed "The Stinker," and Marina Abramovic is at the Park Avenue Armory.
Detroit Exhibition Showcases 30 Years of Black Contemporary Art
Kehinde Wiley, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Carrie Mae Weems, and more showcase their influences on contemporary art at '30 Americans.'