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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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...
Screen
$6,900
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 ...
Screen
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. ...
C Print
$2,498
H 30 in W 26 in D 0.3 in
Original Andy Warhol Brillo Pasadena Art Museum serigraph vintage poster
By Andy Warhol
Located in Spokane, WA
Original serigraph: Andy Warhol Brillo soap pads. Artist: Andy Warhol. Size 26" x 30" Year: 1970. Archival linen-backed original serigraph ready to frame. Warhol's Billo ...
Screen
$1,589
H 24 in W 35.75 in D 0.3 in
Original 1988 Keith Haring American Music Festival NYC Ballet Serigraph Mint
By Keith Haring
Located in Spokane, WA
Original pop art poster: American Music Festival, New York City Ballet – 1988 by Keith Haring This New York City Ballet serigraph poster from 1988 / Keith Haring features the Ameri...
Screen
$1,400
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in
Belgian Contemporary Art by Hugo Pondz - Le Principe de la Tranquilité
By Hugo Pondz
Located in Paris, IDF
C-Print on canvas, edition of 30. Others sizes are available upon simple request Shipping of the artwork will be done in a tube or flat in a crate with or without American box frame....
Canvas, C Print
$300
H 21.5 in W 21.5 in D 2.5 in
Dream of Saint Sebastian framed giclee Paula Craioveanu
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“ Dream of Saint Sebastian “ giclee print On Hahnemuhle paper, edition 3 of 20 Artist Statement "I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through m...
C Print
Amazon framed giclee Paula Craioveanu 3/20
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“ Amazon “ giclee print On Hahnemuhle paper, edition 3 of 20 Artist Statement "I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through my studies. These s...
C Print
$950
H 39.9 in W 30 in
Ray Gun 1960 by Claes Oldenburg -- edgy industrial punk pop text art splatters
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Ray gun is one of Oldenburg’s most iconic motifs, and the artist’s tongue-in-cheek alter ego. Oldenburg took the name from a weapon used in the show “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ...
Screen
Barstow City Limits
By Ralph Steadman
Located in Hollywood, FL
Limited edition 9 x 11 silkscreen print of a Ralph Steadman drawing entitled 'Barstow City Limit,' numbered from an edition of 800, depicting gonzo author Hunter S. Thompson driving ...
Screen
Pop Shop I (3)
By Keith Haring
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Keith Haring Title: Pop Shop I (3) Size: 12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm) Medium: Silkscreen in colors on wove paper Edition: 151 of 200 Year: 1987 Notes: Hand signed, numbered, a...
Screen
$3,550
H 15.5 in W 21 in
Lichtenstein - "Pistol" 1968 Silkscreen (Banner, Multiples Calendar 1969)
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lichtenstein, Roy Pistol (from Banner, Multiples Calendar 1969), 1968 Silkscreen in Colors 15 1/2 x 21 in. From the unnumbered limited edition Published by Multiples Inc., New York
Screen
$2,500
H 20 in W 18 in
"Statue of Liberty" silkscreen on paper by artist Peter Max from edition of 300
By Peter Max
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Statue of Liberty" unframed silkscreen on paper by artist Peter Max. Numbered 177/300 on front lower left corner and signed "Max" in front lower righ...
Screen
$32,000
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in
Tulipe (I), Screenprint (lamé) Limited Edition of 60 by Yayoi Kusama (ABE 290)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Yayoi Kusama Tulipe (I), A.P. from the Edition of 60. Screenprint [8 screens, 8 colors, 11 runs]. Lamé [3 colors] Image: 45.5 x 38 cm. Sheet: 65x 50 cm. Provenance: Ravenel Art Auct...
Screen
$3,500
H 27.5 in W 33.25 in
Sightseeing (black pull) James Rosenquist text Pop Art in black and white
By James Rosenquist
Located in New York, NY
This abstract composition features a cropped view of the words SIGHT SEEING, in bold all-capital lettering. Roses fill the top line of text, and the bottom line of text in white is s...
Lithograph, Screen
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H 8.25 in W 9 in D 2 in
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 Weems, Lorna Simpson, and his mother, photographer Deborah Willis...
Wood, Acrylic, Screen
Freedom of Worship
By Hank Willis Thomas
Located in New York, NY
Freedom of Worship 2018 Signed in black ink, verso Archival pigment print 6 x 6 inches (15.24 x 15.24 cm), sheet 5.5 x 4.25 inches (14 x 10.8 cm)...
Archival Pigment
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H 24 in W 18 in
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 ...
Screen
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H 24 in W 18 in
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 ...
Screen