Articles of ‘Mickalene Thomas Studio’

The Multiple Media and Modes of Visibility of Mickalene Thomas

The Multiple Media and Modes of Visibility of Mickalene Thomas

The Brooklyn-based artist Mickalene Thomas creates visually arresting works in which she often gives African-American women a starring role. Her large-scale paintings, collages, installations, photography and video work take on the popular portrayals and stereotypes of black femininity and boldly answer back to them using her keen eye to break limitations. Not surprisingly, [...]