Mickalene Thomas: Subverting the Familiar NEW - Online

Mickalene Thomas has given us vivid and multifaceted artworks—paintings, collage, photography, video, and site-specific installations. Her work addresses our common perceptions of beauty, sexuality, celebrity, and politics, and expands and subverts these notions in original and complex ways. The subject of a recent major international tour that began at The Broad in Los Angeles in May of 2024, traveled to The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia on October 20, and culminated at The Hayward Gallery in London from February 11 to May 5, 2025, Mickalene Thomas has assumed her rightful place among the most important, original, and inspiring artists of the 21st century.

“Come Celebrate With Me” is a year-long series of programming honoring 100 years of observing Black history in America. Founded in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, Negro History Week evolved into Black History Month, opening the door for additional annual commemorations such as Juneteenth, Black Music Month, Caribbean Heritage Month, Kwanzaa and more.