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Hank Willis Thomas
American • b. 1976
Biography
Hank Willis Thomas is a conceptual artist working primarily with themes related to perspective identity, commodity, media, and popular culture. Willis employs the visual language and terminology of mass media, often appropriating symbols and images from popular culture, to investigate the idea of representation. At the core of his practice has been photography, and, by extension, the truth claims inherent to imagery.
Several of his series have explored the influence that power structures, such as advertising agencies and governing bodies, exert over our understanding of the world, while other works have played into the influence of social media outlets such as Instagram.
Insights
Selected museum exhibitions and performances: Brooklyn Museum, NY; SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA; Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA; The Cleveland Museum of Art, OH; The Baltimore Museum of Art; and the Cleveland Art Museum
“In recent years I have approached my art practice assuming the role of a visual culture archaeologist. I am interested in the ways that popular imagery informs how people perceive themselves and others around the world.”
Recent Hank Willis Thomas headlines, Powered by Articker
23 July 2022 | Robb Report
Artist Hank Willis Thomas Co-Curates a New Show Exploring the Fraying Fabric of America23 July 2022 | WWD
Hank Willis Thomas and For Freedoms Bring ‘Another Justice: Us Is Them’ to the Parrish Art Museum5 July 2022 | Avenue Magazine
Hank Willis Thomas Brings Freedom to the Hamptons3 May 2022 | LACMA On Fire
Confederate Monuments Show Scores Hank Willis Thomas' 'Dukes of Hazzard' Car23 February 2022 | Paper Mag
Hank Willis Thomas' 'New Black Aesthetic' Pays Homage to NBA
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Hank Willis Thomas
All Lies Matter
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
Sold for $1,512
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Hank Willis Thomas
Turbulence (Pink Wash)
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £10,080
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Hank Willis Thomas
Remember Me
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $18,900
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Hank Willis Thomas
All Lies Matter
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500
Sold for £3,276
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Hank Willis Thomas
All Lies Matter
Estimate $500 - 700
Sold for $2,520
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Hank Willis Thomas
Love Over Rules
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
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Hank Willis Thomas
She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,720
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Hank Willis Thomas
Alive with Pleasure! Chorus Line from Fair Warning
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
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Hank Willis Thomas
Shooting Stars
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,024
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Hank Willis Thomas
Your Skin Has The Power To Protect You
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $27,720
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Hank Willis Thomas
Then is Now
Estimate On Request
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Hank Willis Thomas
Zero Hour (from Wayfarer)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $50,000
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Hank Willis Thomas
The Liberation of T.O. I'm not goin back ta' work for massa in dat' darn field
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,750
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