“Mickalene Thomas: Origin of the Universe” is the first solo museum show for this Brooklyn artist, whose portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama hangs in the National Portrait Gallery.
She 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… the exhibition highlights recent bodies of work that examine interior and exterior environments in relation to the female figure. Their settings are often inspired by her 1970s childhood.”
“Mickalene Thomas: Origin of the Universe”
September 28, 2012 thru January 20, 2013
Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York