Dec 14, 2021 · This work, anchored by an image of Thomas’s partner, Racquel Chevremont, serves as a dazzling example of Thomas’s craft, where layers of paint blend with oil, acrylic, silkscreen, rhinestones, faux pearls, glitter, graphite, and flock. It achieved more than $1.8 million at a Christie’s sale earlier this year, marking a new record for the ... Artist: Mickalene Thomas Opening reception: Saturday 9 September, 6pm-8pm This fall, multidisciplinary artist Mickalene Thomas unveils a collection of new work in the exhibition je t’adore at Yancey Richardson. In je t’adore, Thomas presents 14 large-scale mixed media photo collages inspired by her research into the imagery of Black female erotica …Mickalene Thomas (American, born 1971). Interior: Monet's Blue Foyer, 2012. Rhinestones, acrylic, oil, and enamel on canvas on wood panel, 108 x 240 inches (274.3 x 609.6 cm).Mickalene Thomas Ain't I A Woman (Keri) 2009. Not on view. “I wanna be evil, I wanna be mad,” croons Eartha Kitt, “But more than that, I wanna be bad.”. The lyrics heard in the video explore womanhood liberated from gendered expectations of purity and fragility. This same theme is echoed in “Ain’t I a Woman"—the title of this work ...MICKALENE THOMAS Jet Blue #26 2021 Rhinestones, fiberglass mesh, acrylic, chalk pastel, oil pastel, mixed media paper, and archival pigment prints on museum paper mounted on Dibond with mahogany frame 88½ x 64⅜ x 2 inches (224.8 x 163.5 x 5.1 cm) From top of frame to bottom of screen: 93¾ x 64⅜ x 2 inches (238.1 x 163.5 x 5.1 cm)Overview. Special Exhibition. Mickalene Thomas: All About Love. May 25 - Sep 29, 2024. Overview. The Broad is pleased to announce the launch of a new touring …1 Olivia Parkes, ‘Artist Mickalene Thomas Is Bringing Black Women into the Canon’, Vice, 5 August 2016, online.. 2 Derek Conrad Murray, ‘Mickalene Thomas: Afro-Kitsch and the Queering of Blackness’, The University of Chicago Press Journal, reproduced online. 3 Mickalene Thomas, quoted in ‘Frieze NY Special: In the studio with Mickalene …Sep 28, 2012 · September 28, 2012–January 20, 2013. Brooklyn artist Mickalene Thomas is best known for her elaborate, collage-inspired paintings, embellished with rhinestones, enamel, and colorful acrylics. Her depictions of African American women explore a spectrum of black female beauty and sexual identity while constructing images of femininity and power. Nov 24, 2019 · Overview. Mickalene Thomas’ immersive two-story installation transforms the BMA’s East Lobby into a living room for Baltimore reflective of Thomas’ signature aesthetic influenced by 1970s and 1980s motifs. The experience–the most expansive commission undertaken by both the artist and the BMA—extends onto an enclosed terrace, where ... Art & Collection. Mickalene Thomas (1971) is an African American contemporary visual artist, best known for her complex multidisciplinary works. …Very easy. Easy. Moderate. Difficult. Very difficult. Pronunciation of Mickalene Thomas with 2 audio pronunciations. 6 ratings. 0 rating. Record the pronunciation of this word in your own voice and play it to listen to how you have pronounced it. —Mickalene Thomas. Depicting a fashionable, self-assured woman with a gaze redolent of Édouard Manet’s Olympia, Mickalene Thomas’ Portrait of Jessica exemplifies the artist’s vision of female beauty, sexuality, and power. At once subject and object, real and fictive, the woman is bedazzled from head to toe, exuding a brilliant shine ... On October 7, Lévy Gorvy presents Mickalene Thomas’ Beyond the Pleasure Principle in Paris, the third chapter of a multipart exhibition that will unfold across four international cities during fall 2021 to present interconnected bodies of new work, ranging from painting and collage to installation and video. On October 7, Lévy Gorvy presents Mickalene Thomas’ Beyond the Pleasure Principle in Paris, the third chapter of a multipart exhibition that will unfold across four international cities during fall 2021 to present interconnected bodies of new work, ranging from painting and collage to installation and video. In conjunction with the exhibition at Lévy Gorvy …Three gallery shows of new work by veteran artists who happen to be women highlight their different ways and means of development, and the way they are taking new risks. Mickalene Thomas, “March ...Feb 22, 2024 · Mickalene Thomas (1971) is an African American contemporary visual artist, best known for her complex multidisciplinary works. Combining her collage-inspired, adorned, elaborate paintings depicting the complexities of Black and female identities within the Western canon. Thomas states, “…It all goes back to my mother, her charisma, it ... Sep 12, 2023 · Mickalene Thomas, December 1981, 2023.Rhinestones on dye sublimation prints. 58 5/8 x 48 1/8 x 3 1/16 in. Photo: Courtesy of Mickalene Thomas Mickalene Thomas (born January 28, 1971) is a contemporary African-American visual artist best known as a painter of complex works using rhinestones, acrylic, and enamel. Thomas's collage work is inspired from popular art histories and movements, including Impressionism, Cubism, Dada and the Harlem … This fall, multidisciplinary artist Mickalene Thomas unveils a collection of new work in the exhibition je t’adore at Yancey Richardson. In je t’adore , Thomas presents 14 large-scale mixed media photo collages inspired by her research into the imagery of Black female erotica featured in the calendars of Jet magazine and the pages of the ... Michael William Thomas Jr. (born March 3, 1993) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football for Ohio State and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft.Thomas holds the record for the most receptions by a player in a single season with 149 in 2019. He led the league in …Overview. Mickalene Thomas’ immersive two-story installation transforms the BMA’s East Lobby into a living room for Baltimore reflective of Thomas’ signature aesthetic influenced by 1970s and 1980s motifs. The experience–the most expansive commission undertaken by both the artist and the BMA—extends onto an enclosed …Over the past two decades, Mickalene Thomas's critically acclaimed and extensive body of work has spanned painting, collage, photography, video, and the immersive installations that have become her signature. With influences ranging from nineteenth-century painting to popular culture, Thomas's art articulates a complex and empowering vision of ...Mickalene Thomas explores notions of beauty particularly in relation to African American women with her photographs, collages, and paintings. Her portraits are informed by the long tradition of portraiture in western art history, the more recent pin-up images of the 1960's and 70's, and by her own mother, a …Mickalene Thomas: All About Love will be the first major international tour focused on the work of the pioneering artist, whose influences range from 19th-century painting to popular culture. Co-organized by the Hayward Gallery, London, and The Broad, Los Angeles, and in partnership with the Barnes, All About Love will be shown as a series of independent …Current research. Dr. Frimurer, who has 15+ years of experience with structure-based chemical design technologies in academia and Pharma/Biotech, is head of a group focusing at Chemical and Molecular Receptology (computational chemistry). Computational Receptology and Chemical Design - A major research focus is the …Mickalene Thomas (American, b.1971) is a New York-based artist who is best known for her elaborate rhinestone-adorned paintings as well as her use of colorful acrylic paints. She is also known for her provocative paintings of African American women who romanticize power and femininity, which is reminiscent of the 1970s-style Blaxploitation genre.January 2011. Mickalene Thomas’s audacious, curvaceous beauties rock an African American esthetic in classic art-historical poses. I nside Mickalene Thomas’s studio, located just steps away ... Mickalene Thomas: All About Love will be the first major international tour focused on the work of the pioneering artist, whose influences range from 19th-century painting to popular culture. Co-organized by the Hayward Gallery, London, and The Broad, Los Angeles, and in partnership with the Barnes, All About Love will be shown as a series of ... Mickalene Thomas (American, b.1971) is a New York-based artist who is best known for her elaborate rhinestone-adorned paintings as well as her use of colorful acrylic paints. She is also known for her provocative paintings of African American women who romanticize power and femininity, which is reminiscent of the 1970s-style Blaxploitation genre. Mickalene Thomas created the stage design that served as the backdrop for Dior’s latest haute couture show, which debuted in Paris this week. The luxury house’s creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri, had been the one to ask the New York–based artist to take on the project, which was revealed on Tuesday. Under Berry’s leadership, the Rubell Museum also assembled diverse speakers from closer to home. In June, the museum hosted artists Nekisha …However, in a new solo show entitled “Mickalene Thomas: Mentors, Muses, and Celebrities,” opening today at the Aspen Art Museum, Thomas turns to black celebrity women found in films and on the stage to explore the relationships of black sisterhood. “The inspiration behind the show is mainly love,” Thomas says. “I was thinking of how ...Mickalene Thomas created the stage design that served as the backdrop for Dior’s latest haute couture show, which debuted in Paris this week. The luxury house’s creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri, had been the one to ask the New York–based artist to take on the project, which was revealed on Tuesday.Mickalene Thomas’s studio is in boxes. Cardboard cubes hold wildly patterned ottomans, floral throw pillows, and stacks of books by Toni Morrison and Ntozake Shange.Sep 13, 2021 · Mickalene Thomas (b. 1971 Camden, NJ; lives and works in Brooklyn, NY) is a distinguished visual artist, filmmaker and curator best known for her paintings, collages, photographs, videos, performance and large-scale installations that draw on and critique art history and popular culture to offer a more complex representation of femininity ... Glamour and feminism need not be foes, as evinced by the wonderful work of Mickalene Thomas. The artist examines these qualities through the lens of the African-American female experience. Whether with her rhinestone-inflected, '70s-glam-inspired portraits of black beauty and power or her photographic installations of her mother's living room, …Celebrated for her dazzling, decorative portraits of bold, black women that reference art historical sources and pop culture, Mickalene Thomas has been on a meteoric ride ever since snagging a MFA in painting from Yale in 2002. An artist-in-residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem in 2003 and a standout in P.S. 1’s Greater New York survey show of … On-site 3: Mickalene Thomas. Feb 26–May 10, 2010. MoMA PS1. Installation. Greater New York 2005. Mar 13–Sep 26, 2005. MoMA PS1. Publication Among Others ... Feb 22, 2024 · Mickalene Thomas (1971) is an African American contemporary visual artist, best known for her complex multidisciplinary works. Combining her collage-inspired, adorned, elaborate paintings depicting the complexities of Black and female identities within the Western canon. Thomas states, “…It all goes back to my mother, her charisma, it ... The exhibition is now over. See the whole program. Mickalene Thomas, a distinguished visual artist, filmmaker, curator, and Tony Award … About Mickalene Thomas. Mickalene Thomas received a BFA from the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn in 2000 and an MFA from Yale University School of Art, New Haven in 2002. Solo exhibitions of her work have been organized at the Baldwin Gallery, Aspen; The Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach (2019); The Baltimore Museum of Art (2019); Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans (2019); Galerie Nathalie Obadia ... Mickalene created this massive painted version to take up space – both literally and figuratively – with three larger-than-life, regal Black women depicted at the centre. Edouard Manet, Lunch on the Grass, 1863. Oil on canvas, 208 x 264.5 cm. Paris, Musée d’Orsay. Etienne Moreau Nélaton donation, 1906.Under Berry’s leadership, the Rubell Museum also assembled diverse speakers from closer to home. In June, the museum hosted artists Nekisha …Oct 13, 2021 · “February 1977,” 2019. Courtesy of Mickalene Thomas. Thomas, a master of the nude form and erotic suggestion, had obscured the woman’s right breast with a grayscale pixelated blob, but the... November 22, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. EST. Artist Mickalene Thomas sits in her studio in Brooklyn. “Mickalene Thomas: Avec Monet” is her first exhibition at a museum in …The work of celebrated, multidisciplinary artist Mickalene Thomas (b. 1971) fills our galleries in this new exhibition that explores her vibrant and resonant dialogue with authorship, identity, desire, and the historically charged relationship between artist and muse. You’ll encounter more than 50 of Thomas’s works, …Over the past two decades, Mickalene Thomas's critically acclaimed and extensive body of work has spanned painting, collage, photography, video, and the immersive installations that have become her signature. With influences ranging from nineteenth-century painting to popular culture, Thomas's art articulates a complex and empowering vision of ...Mickalene Thomas Is Reinventing Nudes - The New York Times. The artist’s approach to the Black female form is rich with pleasure, but also looks beyond it. Mickalene Thomas in a...Mickalene created this massive painted version to take up space – both literally and figuratively – with three larger-than-life, regal Black women depicted at the centre. Edouard Manet, Lunch on the Grass, 1863. Oil on canvas, 208 x 264.5 cm. Paris, Musée d’Orsay. Etienne Moreau Nélaton donation, 1906.Mickalene Thomas is known for her vibrant depictions of confident Black women that claim space and agency, often portraying them in leisurely and domestic settings. Spanning the last two decades of Thomas’s career, “All About Love” is the artist’s first major international touring show. Mickalene Thomas explores issues of race, sexuality, and female power in painting, photography, and video by challenging Western tropes about the role of black women in American society. She often uses nontraditional materials (felt, yarn, rhinestones, glitter) as well as montage techniques to fracture and layer the physical surfaces of her ... Oct 13, 2021 · “February 1977,” 2019. Courtesy of Mickalene Thomas. Thomas, a master of the nude form and erotic suggestion, had obscured the woman’s right breast with a grayscale pixelated blob, but the... “Mickalene Thomas: Avec Monet” is open now through February 6, 2023, at the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris. Tickets are available online at musee-orangerie.fr . Art, Books & MusicMay 31, 2016 · Mickalene Thomas's first monograph "Muse", is a tribute to the artist's relationship with her models. Through her bold portraits of African American women, she attempts to engage with, challenge ... Mickalene Thomas (African-American, b. 1971) The World Record Price for Mickalene Thomas at auction is 1,830,000 USD for "Racquel Reclining Wearing Purple Jumpsuit", sold at Christie's New York on 11 May 2021.. Mickalene Thomas Auction Results. Price High to Low (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium).Recrafting the limited narratives that exist around Black women in popular culture, Mickalene Thomas slices her way through pervasive images, …Mickalene Thomas, Left Behind, 2021. If you’d like to start somewhere with Mickalene Thomas there’s probably nowhere better to do so than with these two limited edition prints Jet Blue #11 and Left Behind. These form part of Thomas's limited edition monograph. From Broadway to Paris, this important American artist has had a rousing 2022.Mixed-Media Artist Mickalene Thomas Redefines Notions of Beauty. With her large-scale works of women in repose, Mickalene Thomas is ensuring …The following conversation took place in New York-based artist Mickalene Thomas’s studio in Brooklyn while she was in the final stages of preparation for her show at the Seattle Art Museum, Figuring History: Robert Colescott, Kerry James Marshall, Mickalene Thomas, which featured three solo shows from the three artists.The conversation focuses on and …In Mickalene Thomas’s mirror the woman staring back is a self-assured, powerful woman making artwork at the very top of her game. Her new paintings are as emotionally moving as they are visually stimulating. Sean Landers Let me just say that I met you at Yale in 2000. I was one of your many teachers. Mickalene Thomas One of my …Mickalene Thomas’ first book comes as a bit of a surprise.While the New York-based artist is known for her striking large-scale paintings – embellished with rhinestones, sequins and glitter ...Mar 28, 2018 · 6. Fellow artist Kehinde Wiley painted Mickalene Thomas’ portrait for his painting series Trickster. 7. Thomas did a number of odd jobs to support herself in her 20s including fashion modeling. 8. Mickalene Thomas originally pursued a career in law. 9. Thomas ended up getting a BFA in painting at Pratt in Brooklyn and her MFA at Yale. 10. Artist Mickalene Thomas has dedicated much of her life’s work to representations of Black women, creating portraits of Michelle Obama, Solange Knowles and Cardi B—the latter someone Thomas ...Artist Mickalene Thomas creates the set for Dior’s Josephine Baker-inspired couture show. American artist Mickalene Thomas collaborated with Maria Grazia Chiuri on the scenography for the designer’s latest Dior haute couture show in a celebration of pioneering Black women. During her tenure as creative director of Dior, Maria Grazia …Mickalene Thomas's first monograph "Muse", is a tribute to the artist's relationship with her models. Through her bold portraits of African … In a survey of art experts, Thomas’ 2010 collage was named one of the most significant artworks of the 21st century. ©Mickalene Thomas / Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York. However, in a new solo show entitled “Mickalene Thomas: Mentors, Muses, and Celebrities,” opening today at the Aspen Art Museum, Thomas turns to black celebrity women found in films and on the stage to explore the relationships of black sisterhood. “The inspiration behind the show is mainly love,” Thomas says. “I was thinking of how ..."Me as Muse" (2016) by Mickalene Thomas. MUSÉE DE L’ORANGERIE/SOPHIE CRÉPY/MICKALENE THOMAS/ADAGP, PARIS, 2022. In a dark room lined with fake flower bushes at the Musée de l'Orangerie in ...i Mickalene Thomas, quoted in Katie Booth, “In Mickalene Thomas’s Awe-Inspiring Portraits, a Meaningful Reflection of Black Women in Art,” The New York Times, January 29, 2016. ii Mickalene Thomas, quoted in Carol Kino, “A Confidence Highlighted in Rhinestones,” The New York Times, April 7, 2009, online.Under Berry’s leadership, the Rubell Museum also assembled diverse speakers from closer to home. In June, the museum hosted artists Nekisha …Dec 1, 2019 · Mickalene Thomas (b. 1971, Camden, New Jersey) is a 2015 United States Artists Francie Bishop Good & David Horvitz Fellow, distinguished visual artist, filmmaker and curator who has exhibited extensively both nationally and internationally. She is known for paintings that combine art-historical, political and pop-cultural references. Mickalene Thomas (b. 1971) is perhaps best known for her large-scale elaborate paintings that are adorned with rhinestones, enamel, and colorful acrylics. Combining art historical, political, and pop cultural references she introduces a complex vision of what it means to be a woman and expands common definitions of beauty.Mickalene Thomas. sets her tea down on the kitchen table and saunters to the back of her airy Brooklyn studio, where her latest work practically explodes from the wall.. In the kinetic mash-up of ...Artist: Mickalene Thomas Opening reception: Saturday 9 September, 6pm-8pm This fall, multidisciplinary artist Mickalene Thomas unveils a collection of new work in the exhibition je t’adore at Yancey Richardson. In je t’adore, Thomas presents 14 large-scale mixed media photo collages inspired by her research into the imagery of Black female erotica … —Mickalene Thomas. Depicting a fashionable, self-assured woman with a gaze redolent of Édouard Manet’s Olympia, Mickalene Thomas’ Portrait of Jessica exemplifies the artist’s vision of female beauty, sexuality, and power. At once subject and object, real and fictive, the woman is bedazzled from head to toe, exuding a brilliant shine ... Nov 20, 2019 · The New York-based Ms. Thomas, now 48, rocketed to art-world fame in 2012 with a show at the now-named Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and the Brooklyn Museum, “Mickalene Thomas ... MICKALENE THOMAS Jet Blue #26 2021 Rhinestones, fiberglass mesh, acrylic, chalk pastel, oil pastel, mixed media paper, and archival pigment prints on museum paper mounted on Dibond with mahogany frame 88½ x 64⅜ x 2 inches (224.8 x 163.5 x 5.1 cm) From top of frame to bottom of screen: 93¾ x 64⅜ x 2 inches (238.1 x 163.5 x 5.1 cm)While living and working in New York, Mickalene Thomas first studied painting at the Pratt Institute (1996-2000) and then at Yale School of Art (2000-2002). Her work, which draws on Western art history and pop culture in order to challenge stereotypes linked to the concept of femininity and the dominant canons of beauty, tackles …Mickalene Thomas created the stage design that served as the backdrop for Dior’s latest haute couture show, which debuted in Paris this week. The luxury house’s creative director, Maria Grazia ...About the Exhibition; Selected Works; Selected Press; Artist Page; back to top. Mickalene Thomas: Beyond the Pleasure Principle. On October 15, Lévy Gorvy presents Mickalene Thomas’ Beyond the Pleasure Principle in Hong Kong, the final chapter of a multipart exhibition that will unfold across four international cities during fall …Mickalene Thomas Feel Like Makin' Love, 2006 Acrylic, rhinestone and enamel on wooden panel 84 x 96 in. (213.4 x 243.8 cm) Mickalene Thomas Portraits of Quanikah, 2006 Fifteen panels, acrylic, rhinestone and enamel on wooden panel 70 x 126 in. (178.8 x 320 cm) overall 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm) each . Mickalene …Artist Mickalene Thomas creates the set for Dior’s Josephine Baker-inspired couture show. American artist Mickalene Thomas collaborated with Maria Grazia Chiuri on the scenography for the designer’s latest Dior haute couture show in a celebration of pioneering Black women. During her tenure as creative director of Dior, Maria Grazia …Current research. Dr. Frimurer, who has 15+ years of experience with structure-based chemical design technologies in academia and Pharma/Biotech, is head of a group focusing at Chemical and Molecular Receptology (computational chemistry). Computational Receptology and Chemical Design - A major research focus is the …Mickalene Thomas (194 results) Recently Added. Mickalene Thomas is a contemporary American artist best known for her depictions of African-American …
Mickalene Thomas Boldly Imagines the Interior Lives of 19th-Century Black Sitters—and Brings Them into the Present. By Lucia Olubunmi R. Momoh. December 26, 2023 6:00am. Installation view of .... Jeffrey wright
Mickalene Thomas is known for her large photographic portraits of African-American women. Posed and poised, seated or reclining, her subjects appear beautiful and confident within domestic spaces that vibrate with colour and pattern. Here, the genre, subject and style—decorative portraits of Black women—remain but spiral …Presenting paintings of some of the artist's key models and muses, I Can't See You Without Me illuminates the work of Brooklyn painter Mickalene Thomas (born 1971). Culling from art history and popular culture, Thomas creates scintillating portraits that deconstruct the highly charged connections between sitter, artist and viewer. Whether … Mickalene Thomas (American, b.1971) is a New York-based artist who is best known for her elaborate rhinestone-adorned paintings as well as her use of colorful acrylic paints. She is also known for her provocative paintings of African American women who romanticize power and femininity, which is reminiscent of the 1970s-style Blaxploitation genre. Mickalene Thomas’s brash, exuberant paintings don’t care what you think of them; they are much too busy simply — or not so simply — being themselves.In Mickalene Thomas’s mirror the woman staring back is a self-assured, powerful woman making artwork at the very top of her game. Her new paintings are as emotionally moving as they are visually stimulating. Sean Landers Let me just say that I met you at Yale in 2000. I was one of your many teachers. Mickalene Thomas One of my …3.780.000 HKD. Nov 2021 , Phillips, Hong Kong Auction. Load more. The artist Mickalene Thomas (born 1971). Discover artworks with images, prices and details, auction history, news and exhibitions - the art price database for art lovers and professionals.Mickalene Thomas (born January 28, 1971) is a contemporary African-American artist best known for her complex paintings made of rhinestones, acrylic, and enamel. Her work draws from Western art history, pop art and visual culture to examine ideas around femininity, beauty, race, sexuality, and gender. Mickalene Thomas was born in Camden, New ...Thomas Michael Riley Music. 2,749 likes · 141 talking about this. My songs are all about real people. They may not be politically correct, but they're for folks that work hard, play hard, ... 3 Mickalene Thomas, quoted in ‘Frieze NY Special: In the studio with Mickalene Thomas’, Lux-Mag, Summer 2020, online. 4 Mickalene Thomas, quoted in Olivia Parkes, ‘Artist Mickalene Thomas Is Bringing Black Women into the Canon’, Vice , 5 August 2016, online. The following conversation took place in New York-based artist Mickalene Thomas’s studio in Brooklyn while she was in the final stages of preparation for her show at the Seattle Art Museum, Figuring History: Robert Colescott, Kerry James Marshall, Mickalene Thomas, which featured three solo shows from the three artists.The conversation focuses on and …“Mickalene Thomas: Avec Monet” is open now through February 6, 2023, at the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris. Tickets are available online at musee-orangerie.fr . Art, Books & MusicNov 24, 2015 · Mickalene Thomas, known for her large-scale, multitextured and rhinestone-encrusted paintings of domestic interiors and portraits, identifies the photographic image as a defining touchstone for her practice. Thomas began to photograph herself and her mother as a student at Yale, studying under David Hilliard—a pivotal experience for her as an artist. This volume is the first… Mickalene Thomas created the stage design that served as the backdrop for Dior’s latest haute couture show, which debuted in Paris this week. The luxury house’s creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri, had been the one to ask the New York–based artist to take on the project, which was revealed on Tuesday.Deconstructing the charged connections between sitter, artist and viewer. Presenting paintings of some of the artist's key models and muses, I Can't See You Without Me illuminates the work of Brooklyn painter Mickalene Thomas (born 1971). Culling from art history and popular culture, Thomas creates scintillating portraits that deconstruct the …i Mickalene Thomas, quoted in Katie Booth, “In Mickalene Thomas’s Awe-Inspiring Portraits, a Meaningful Reflection of Black Women in Art,” The New York Times, January 29, 2016. ii Mickalene Thomas, quoted in Carol Kino, “A Confidence Highlighted in Rhinestones,” The New York Times, April 7, 2009, online.Presenting paintings of some of the artist's key models and muses, I Can't See You Without Me illuminates the work of Brooklyn painter Mickalene Thomas (born 1971). Culling from art history and popular culture, Thomas creates scintillating portraits that deconstruct the highly charged connections between ….