Hank Willis Thomas /
Black Is Beautiful
Jet magazine’s “Beauty of the Week†is chronicled with a visual timeline that begins in the early 1950s and ends in 2008. This timeline is installed on 14th Street, and depicts the alluring elements of fashion and style through the decades, along with the ever-changing standards of beauty in the American socio-cultural landscape.
Date:
October 5-15
Location:
At large.
artist info
Hank Willis Thomas received his BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and his MFA in photography, along with an MA in visual criticism, from California College of the Arts in San Francisco. Thomas is represented by Jack Shainman Gallery in New York City.