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Hank Willis Thomas Art

American, b. 1976

Hank Willis Thomas investigates the intersections of race, identity and consumerism in a variety of mediums including photography, sculpture, printmaking, large-scale public installation and filmmaking. His work addresses some of the most difficult and complex issues of our time, including systemic racism, marginalized communities, media bias and income inequality.

Thomas has exhibited his work across the globe, including in New York, Los Angeles, London, Milan, Brussels, São Paulo, Berlin, Hong Kong, and Paris. His work can be found in the permanent 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, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Honors and awards include the Gordon Parks Foundation Fellowship (2019) and the Guggenheim Fellowship (2018).

Thomas earned an MFA in photography from California College of the Arts, and a BFA in photography and Africana studies from New York University. In 2017, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Institute For Doctoral Studies in Visual Arts in Maine. He maintains a studio in Brooklyn, New York.

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After Identity, What?
By Hank Willis Thomas
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Hank Willis Thomas (b. 1976) is an American conceptual artist renowned for his thought-provoking works that examine the intersection of race, identity, and commodity in pop culture. ...
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2010s Contemporary Hank Willis Thomas Art

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Hank Willis Thomas Who Taught You to Love? Signed and Numbered Print
By Hank Willis Thomas
Located in Draper, UT
11.4in x 33.5in Unframed 9-layer screenprint on Somerset Tub Sized 600gsm paper. Finished with Individually signature, dated and numbered. For American conceptual artist Hank Willis...
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2010s Pop Art Hank Willis Thomas Art

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Hank Willis Thomas Love Over Rules Silk Screen Print Edition Of 100 Embossed
By Hank Willis Thomas
Located in Draper, UT
YEAR 2020 CLASSIFICATION: Limited edition MEDIUM TYPE: Print MEDIUM/MATERIALS: Thick Stock Black Fine Art Paper with Deckled Edges CATEGORIES: Embossed Paper / Silkscreen / Pop and ...
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2010s Pop Art Hank Willis Thomas Art

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Hank Willis Thomas Love Over Rules Silk Screen Printed Skateboards Set of Three
By Hank Willis Thomas
Located in Draper, UT
Conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas uses photography to explore issues of identity, history, race, and class. Inspired by the works of Carrie Mae Wee...
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2010s Contemporary Hank Willis Thomas Art

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Wood, Acrylic, Screen

Allies Matter (SIGNED Bandana)
By Hank Willis Thomas
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Released as a limited timed released where they were only sold for about a month. Only a small number of these were hand signed. Would look great framed. Comes folded as issued in or...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Hank Willis Thomas Art

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Cotton, Screen

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