About The Work
"After Identity, What?" was included in the series "1969". Initiated by MoMA P.S.1., the series invited artists to respond to the year 1969, a pivotal era both socially and politically, in New York City, in America and beyond.
The work appropriates an image from Ebony Magazine featuring a woman in a luxe white evening gown with feathered accents. Her eyes are cropped and replaced with a dense black field that hosts the phrase, "After Identity, What?", also borrowed from the magazine. (Ebony Magazine has been an important source of inspiration for numerous African-American artists including Mickalene Thomas and Lorna Simpson)
By repurposing text and images from this important magazine, Thomas offers a window into past social values from a contemporary perspective.
Beyond photography, Thomas is celebrated for significant accomplishments across sculpture and mixed-media installation, with public works displayed across the USA. Thomas' most recent public sculpture "The Embrace" was unveiled in Boston, in January 2023.
About Hank Willis Thomas
From The Magazine
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- Interviews & Features: Hank Willis Thomas's Reflective Protest Images Illuminate Overlooked Histories—And the Hyper-Consumption of Photography Today
- Interviews & Features: Let This Be Your Guide: 7 Famous Artists Describe Their Favorite Artworks at The Met
- News & Events: Meet 4 Galleries at Frieze From Unexpected Cities
- Interviews & Features: Critter Art, Object-Oriented Ontology, and Donald Trump: 21 Big Ideas From 2016, the Year We Loved to Hate
Digital c-print
21.00 x 10.25 in
53.3 x 26.0 cm
This work is signed and numbered by the artist.
About The Work
"After Identity, What?" was included in the series "1969". Initiated by MoMA P.S.1., the series invited artists to respond to the year 1969, a pivotal era both socially and politically, in New York City, in America and beyond.
The work appropriates an image from Ebony Magazine featuring a woman in a luxe white evening gown with feathered accents. Her eyes are cropped and replaced with a dense black field that hosts the phrase, "After Identity, What?", also borrowed from the magazine. (Ebony Magazine has been an important source of inspiration for numerous African-American artists including Mickalene Thomas and Lorna Simpson)
By repurposing text and images from this important magazine, Thomas offers a window into past social values from a contemporary perspective.
Beyond photography, Thomas is celebrated for significant accomplishments across sculpture and mixed-media installation, with public works displayed across the USA. Thomas' most recent public sculpture "The Embrace" was unveiled in Boston, in January 2023.
About Hank Willis Thomas
From The Magazine
- Art 101: "What I'd Buy This December:" Artspace's Advisor Hannah Parker Shares the Artworks in Her Cart
- Interviews & Features: Hank Willis Thomas's Reflective Protest Images Illuminate Overlooked Histories—And the Hyper-Consumption of Photography Today
- Interviews & Features: Let This Be Your Guide: 7 Famous Artists Describe Their Favorite Artworks at The Met
- News & Events: Meet 4 Galleries at Frieze From Unexpected Cities
- Interviews & Features: Critter Art, Object-Oriented Ontology, and Donald Trump: 21 Big Ideas From 2016, the Year We Loved to Hate
Published by the Aperture Foundation
- This work is framed. Frame measurements are 21.75" x 11.00".
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