Aperture Foundation, the Hammer Museum, PhotoAlliance, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Seattle Art Museum present the 2008 Aperture West Collaborative Lecture Series with artist Hank Willis Thomas, winner of the inaugural Aperture West Book Prize.With his characteristic pointedness and dark humor informed by his personal experiences, Hank Willis Thomas is one of the most compelling emerging artists working today. Join Hank as he discusses the work in his first monograph, Pitch Blackness, featuring his highly provocative series B®ANDED, addressing the commodification of African-American male identity.
Wednesday, October 1, 7:00 p.m.
Henry Art Gallery
15th Avenue NE and NE 41st Street
Seattle, Washington
(206) 543-2280
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Thursday, October 2, 7:00 p.m.
Hammer Museum
1089 Wilshire Boulevard, Gallery Six
Los Angeles, California
(310) 443-7000
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Friday, October 3, 7:30 p.m.
PhotoAlliance at San Francisco Art Institute
800 Chestnut Street
San Francisco, California
(415) 781-8111