Mickalene Thomas (Relié)

The first comprehensive survey monograph on Mickalene Thomas, a key figure in 21st century contemporary art. Over the past two decades, Mickalene Thomas's critically acclaimed end extensive body of work video, and has spanned painting, collage, photography video, and the immersive installations that have become her signature. With influences ranging from nineteenth-century painting to popular culture, Thomas's art articulates a complex and empowering vision of aspiration and self-image througth and race while expanding on and subverting common definitions of beauty, sexuality, and celebrity.