Art in the Spotlight: Hank Willis Thomas

Tuesday, March 2, 4 pm via Zoom (register here)

photo by Andrea Blanch

Join artist Hank Willis Thomas for a conversation with the AGO’s Sophie Hackett about his work, the documentary photography of Ernest Cole and the role of historical images in contemporary life.

Hank Willis Thomas (b. 1976, Plainfield, NJ; lives and works in Brooklyn, NY) is a conceptual artist working primarily with themes related to perspective, identity, commodity, media, and popular culture. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States and abroad including the International Center of Photography, New York; Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain; Musée du quai Branly, Paris; Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong, and the Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Netherlands.