Hank Willis Thomas Dated, and numbered from an edition of 400; sheet: 61 * 45.5cm Materials : Screen print on black wove paper Size :24 * 17 9/10 in 61 * 45.5 cm Rarity: Limited edition Medium: Print Signature: Signed Hank Willis Thomas In his wide-ranging conceptual practice Hank Willis Thomas explores how American society commodifies Black male identity. His works which span photography sculpture textile installation and more often reflect on media representations and social justice. In his photography series “Branded” the artist digitally added a scarred Nike logo onto pictures of a Black model. For Unbranded he removed texts and logos from advertisements. In The Writing on the Wall (2020) Thomas projected incarcerated peoples writings on the facades of criminal justice buildings in Manhattan. Thomas studied at New York University before pursuing a dual MA and MFA in visual criticism and photography at California College of the Arts. He has exhibited in New York Los Angeles London Milan Brussels Sao Paulo Berlin and Paris among other cities. His work belongs in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum the Hong Kong Arts Centre the Museum of Modern Art the Studio Museum in Harlem the Whitney Museum of American Art and the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Thomas is also a co-founder of For Freedoms an organization that promotes civic engagement via large scale public projects.

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