For more than a decade, Thomas’s mixed-media practice has examined the subjects of Blackness and identity, and this show is no different.
Photo: Courtesy of Mickalene ThomasNus Exotique
, an old erotic French magazine devoted to Black women—show women carefully guarding their nudity, but hardly shying away from the camera: They are powerful in their poses, bold in their facial expressions, and totally comfortable in their skin.
Thomas landed on 14 works for the show, naming each one after the date of the issue in which its subject’s photograph first appeared. Taken together, they allude to collectible, pin-up calendars once marketed to men—but in this case, the Black female bodies at their center are firmly in their own power.All the essentials: top fashion stories, editor’s picks, and celebrity style.
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