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Hank Willis Thomas Speaks on the Work That Remains
Jenna Adrian-Diaz for SURFACE September 22, 2023The artist and For Freedoms co-founder was recently presented with the 2023 Medal of Arts award by the First Lady and the U.S. Department of...Read more -
Artists including Sheila Hicks and Hank Willis Thomas receive US State Department's Medal of Arts
Torey Akers on The Arts Newspaper September 18, 2023On 13 September, the US Department of State’s Office of Art in Embassies gave its Medal of Arts awards to artists Tony Abeyta, Sheila Hicks,...Read more -
Creator of Divisive King Monument Builds Sculpture for Super Bowl
Kalia Richardson for The New York Times January 31, 2023The steel sculpture by Hank Willis Thomas features a football and will be displayed outside State Farm Stadium on Feb. 12. A new work by...Read more -
In Boston, ‘The Embrace’ Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy
Kalia Richardson for New York Times January 15, 2023The bronze sculpture, by the artist Hank Willis Thomas, symbolizes the hug Dr. King and Coretta Scott King shared after Dr. King won the 1964...Read more
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Standing Two Stories Tall, a Hank Willis Thomas Sculpture Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Is Unveiled on Boston Common
Sarah Cascone for artnet news January 13, 2023The statue is a poignant symbol of the power of love. In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the city of Boston has unveiled...Read more -
VISION AND VIRTUE
Mark Westall for FAD Magazine October 12, 2022Ben Brown Fine Arts has just opened Vision and Virtue, an exhibition presented at Claridge’s ArtSpace in London, in the heart of Mayfair being held...Read more -
The artist collective questioning the true meaning of justice
Ashley Tymer for I-D Magazine August 17, 2022A show at The Parrish Art Museum, curated by Hank Willis Thomas and For Freedoms, features poignant works by artists meditating on liberation. “Freedom of...Read more -
‘In the heart of their hug’: Hank Willis Thomas on his ‘Embrace’ tribute to the Kings
Murray Whyte for Boston Globe June 16, 2022As part of the inaugural Embrace Ideas Festival, the artist spoke in depth about his long-awaited memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott...Read more
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Believe It
Hank Willis Thomas interviewed by Emann Odufu for Office Magazine April 20, 2022'I first came across the work of visual artist Hank Willis Thomas reading a book called Who We Be: The Coloriza- tion of America by...Read more -
Black American Portraits exhibition at LACMA
Hank Willis Thomas portrait included in landmark exhibition at LACMA January 27, 2022To complement the presentation of The Obama Portraits by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald on tour from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG), LACMA presents...Read more -
Hank Willis Thomas Questions the Stars and the Bars
Kayne Griffin for FRIEZE November 12, 2021'We live in the 'Land of the Free', which also happens to be the place that imprisons more people than anywhere else in the world',...Read more -
E28. Dissolving the Illusion with Artist Hank Willis Thomas
The Institute of Black Imagination October 31, 2021'Today’s episode is with conceptual artist, Hank Willis Thomas. Hailing from the mean streets of Plainfield, NJ… That’s a joke, by the way,. Hank’s body...Read more
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An artistic dream realized for Hank Willis Thomas
By Celina Colby for The Bay State Banner March 26, 2021Last week, the Boston Art Commission approved artist Hank Willis Thomas' final design for 'The Embrace,' a sculptural tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....Read more -
Hank Willis Thomas | Speed Art Museum will reflect on the death of Breonna Taylor in an exhibition
Gabriella Angeleti for The Art Newspaper February 25, 2021The artists Theaster Gates, Amy Sherald, Hank Willis Thomas and other contributors will lead an advisory panel on a forthcoming exhibition at the Speed Art...Read more -
Hank Willis Thomas | How the Wide Awakes Art Collective Mobilized a Roving Food Truck to Serve Some of New York’s Neediest Neighborhoods
Sarah Cascone for Artnet News February 25, 2021In the wake of the 2020 US presidential election, art-world activist collective the Wide Awakes remains dedicated to its collaborative pursuit of greater justice, democracy,...Read more -
Hank Willis Thomas | Grief and grievance: how artists respond to racial violence in America
Nadja Sayej for The Guardian February 4, 2021A t a time when black Americans are twice as likely to die of Covid-19 as their white counterparts while a reckoning continues over ongoing...Read more
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Hank Willis Thomas’s Poignant Memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Will Be Unveiled in Boston Next Fall
Taylor Dafoe for Artnet January 15, 2021A 22-foot-tall bronze memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King will be unveiled next year in the country’s oldest public park....Read more -
A Racial Equity Monument, From Hank Willis Thomas, Is Set for Boston
Sophie Haigney for The New York Times January 14, 2021Next year, the nation's oldest public park, the Boston Common, will unveil one of the largest memorials in the country dedicated to racial justice: 'The...Read more -
ArtReview Power 100 | Hank Willis Thomas
Artist - Cofounder of For Freedoms #40 in 2020 December 3, 2020'Public art is propaganda,' the American artist said at the end of last year. 'White men on horses looking down on us.' Thomas is pushing...Read more -
Hank Willis Thomas' "All Things Being Equal" Explores Pop Culture, Race and Gender at the Cincinnati Art Museum
CityBeat October 28, 2020The Cincinnati Art Museum's multimedia mid-career survey of artist Hank Willis Thomas is on display now through Nov. 8. Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being...Read more
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HANK WILLIS THOMAS: All Things Being Equal... at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
January 28, 2020Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal 8 February - 20 April 2020 Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art 600 Museum Way Bentonville AR 72712...Read more -
HANK WILLIS THOMAS at McEvoy Foundation for the Arts
What is an edition, anyway? May 14, 2019May 24 – September 7, 2019 Opening Reception: Saturday, June 1, 6–8pm McEvoy Foundation for the Arts | 1150 25th Street, Building B, San Francisco,...Read more -
HANK WILLIS THOMAS: Black Survival Guide, or How to Live Through a Police Riot
July 27, 201814 July - 30 August 2018 Delaware Art Museum 2301 Kentmere Parkway Wilmington, Delaware 19806 Black Survival Guide, or How to Live Through a Police...Read more -
HANK WILLIS THOMAS: Unbranded
July 19, 201814 April - 5 August 2018 Block Museum of Art Northwestern University 40 Arts Circle Drive Evanston, Illinois 60208 Hank Willis Thomas has consistently explored...Read more
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HANK WILLIS THOMAS: Branded/Unbranded
February 11, 201811 February - 10 June 2018 at John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 5401 Bay Shore Road Sarasota, FL 34243 USA In 2016...Read more -
HANK WILLIS THOMAS wins Aimia | AGO Photography Prize 2017
at The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto December 5, 2017American artist Hank Willis Thomas has won the $50,000 Aimia | AGO Photography Prize. The award, which is decided by popular vote, was announced this...Read more -
HANK WILLIS THOMAS: All Power to All People, Opa Locka Art
420 Aladdin St, Opa-locka, FL 33054, USA October 11, 2017A new artwork called 'All Power to All People' - sculpted like an afro pick - is on permanent display on the lawn of an...Read more -
HANK WILLIS THOMAS: Brooklyn Conference: Inspiring Social Change
at Brooklyn Museum October 10, 201720 - 21 October 2017 The Brooklyn Museum announced The Brooklyn Conference: Inspiring Social Change. The Brooklyn Conference brings together artists, leaders, and innovators for...Read more
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HANK WILLIS THOMAS: Fair Game?
At Ben Brown Fine Arts, London September 25, 20176 October 2017, 9 - 11am Fair Game? A Conversation About the Journey from Postcolonial to Transnational Hank Willis Thomas | Sir David Adjaye OBE...Read more -
HANK WILLIS THOMAS shortlisted for Aimia - AGO Photography Prize
at The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto July 27, 20176 September 2017 - 14 January 2018 Four outstanding international artists have been shortlisted for this year's Aimia | AGO Photography Prize , marking the...Read more -
HANK WILLIS THOMAS at Frieze Sculpture 2017
in Regent's Park, London July 10, 2017Frieze Sculpture is open from 5 July to 8 October , presenting a free outdoor display throughout the summer months. Selected by Clare Lilley (Director...Read more -
HANK WILLIS THOMAS: Writing on the Wall
at Mural Arts, Philadelphia, PA May 24, 20172 June Collaborative project with artist and activist Baz Dreisinger. Voices Mural Dedication and Restorative Justice Exhibition Opening Friday, June 2 Mural Dedication @ 407...Read more
