art participanttag:www.charlesguice.com,2008-10-01:/art_participant//12008-12-04T08:03:32ZMovable Type 4.21-enCharles Guice Contemporary at Photo Miamitag:www.charlesguice.com,2008:/art_participant//1.512008-12-03T22:42:00Z2008-12-04T08:03:32ZIn his new series, Unbranded: Reflections in Black by Corporate America from 1968 to 2008, Hank Willis Thomas utilizes print advertisements from 1968 to the present, removing the entirety of the original texts and logos, and only presenting the figures...Art ParticipantIn his new series, Unbranded: Reflections in Black by Corporate America from 1968 to 2008, Hank Willis Thomas utilizes print advertisements from 1968 to the present, removing the entirety of the original texts and logos, and only presenting the figures and characters in the ad. The scenarios, which are at times intriguing, awkward, and absurd, reveal the visual language strategies of the advertisers, as well as the cultural stereotypes upon which they are rooted. By presenting these works--two images for each of the forty years since the apex of the Civil Rights Movement--Thomas incites the viewer to reflect on how advertising constructs and reinforces stereotypes about African American life, and how the public willingly accepts these images.
CHARLES GUICE CONTEMPORARY returns to Photo Miami, the international art fair of photo-based art, video, and new media, featuring Thomas' Unbranded series in special, single artist showcase. The complete, 82-piece tour de force, which debuted in its entirety in After 1968: Contemporary Artists and the Civil Rights Legacy at the High Museum in June, is also featured in the Rubell Family Collection's current exhibition, 30 Americans.
Join us in Miami this week-end for a unique opportunity to explore the tenuous relationship between history, the body, race, class and commercial markets through the eyes of one of the most significant emerging artists of a generation.
December 3 - 7
Photo Miami NW 31st Street at North Miami Avenue Wynwood Art District Miami, Florida
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Thomas to lecture at Lucie Awardstag:www.charlesguice.com,2008:/art_participant//1.502008-10-13T21:30:19Z2008-10-13T21:48:01ZArt Participant
Hank Willis Thomas and Sara Terry, 2008 Lucie Honoree, will speak as part of the Lucie Lecture Series on Sunday, October 19, at Splashlight Studios in Soho. The talk, which is being presented in conjunction with En Foco and Nueva Luz Photographic Journal, will begin at 5:00 pm. The lecture is free but reservations are required at lectures@lucieawards.com. ]]>
Pitch Blacknesstag:www.charlesguice.com,2008:/art_participant//1.462008-10-03T16:00:00Z2008-10-04T23:04:53ZHank Willis Thomas gained wide recognition with his highly provocative series B®ANDED, which addresses the commodification of African-American male identity by raising questions about visual culture and the power of logos. Pitch Blackness, published by Aperture, is Thomas' first monograph...Art ParticipantHank Willis Thomas gained wide recognition with his highly provocative series B®ANDED, which addresses the commodification of African-American male identity by raising questions about visual culture and the power of logos. Pitch Blackness, published by Aperture, is Thomas' first monograph and features selections from this series as well as others, including his latest, Unbranded: Reflections in Black by Corporate America from 1968 to 2008.
The book begins with a deeply personal and interpretive re-telling of the senseless murder of young Songha Willis, the artist's cousin, who was robbed at gunpoint and murdered outside a nightclub in Philadelphia in 2000. It then charts Thomas' career as he grapples with the issues of grief, black-on-black violence in America, and the ways in which corporate culture is complicit in the crises of black male identity. With its characteristic pointedness and dark humor, Pitch Blackness exemplifies why Hank Willis Thomas is considered one of today's most compelling emerging artists.
The first recipient of the inaugural Aperture West Book Prize, Thomas' book was made possible by the generous support of Sondra Gilman and Celso Gonzalez-Falla, and the LEF Foundation.
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Weems' acclaimed new series opens at the Savannah College of Art and Designtag:www.charlesguice.com,2008:/art_participant//1.402008-10-02T21:00:00Z2008-10-03T06:17:30ZArt ParticipantConstructing History: A Requiem to Mark the Moment,Carrie Mae Weems' critically-acclaimed new series, opens tonight at the Savannah College of Art and Design's Red Gallery, in Savannah. The new body of work, which premiered in Atlanta in July to strong reviews, will be on exhibit through November.
October 2 - November 30 Constructing History: A Requiem to Mark the Moment
Red Gallery Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah ]]>
Kambui Olujimi's The Clouds Are After Me opens in Cincinnati tag:www.charlesguice.com,2008:/art_participant//1.422008-10-01T22:06:27Z2008-10-03T06:20:48ZArt Participant
Kambui Olujimi's The Clouds Are After Me premieres October 9 at the DAAP Gallery at the University of Cincinnati. The new body of work, consisting of approximately 300 small, painted collages, explores the anxieties and phobias that permeate the public and private sectors of our lives and nation.
Olujimi comments on the work, "through a series of wanted posters picturing clouds as their perpetrators, I draw parallels to the 'elusive', 'ever present dangers' which we are both running from and hunting for."
October 9 - November 7 The Clouds Are After Me
DAPP Gallery University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati ]]>
Hank Willis Thomas to lecture in Seattle, Los Angeles, and San Francisco with the release of Pitch Blacknesstag:www.charlesguice.com,2008:/art_participant//1.382008-09-27T05:12:39Z2008-10-02T06:06:04ZAperture 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...Art ParticipantAperture 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 ]]>
Jessica Ingram's Hilltop High featured in OjodePeztag:www.charlesguice.com,2008:/art_participant//1.482008-09-22T21:30:47Z2008-10-04T22:49:28ZJessica Ingram's thought-provoking series, Hilltop High, is featured in the current issue of the Spanish photography magazine OjodePez.Photographed in San Francisco at the public high school of the same name, Hilltop High, is a story about young women in high...Art ParticipantJessica Ingram's thought-provoking series, Hilltop High, is featured in the current issue of the Spanish photography magazine OjodePez.
Photographed in San Francisco at the public high school of the same name, Hilltop High, is a story about young women in high school during and after their pregnancy. The students come from all over the city in an effort to graduate, often taking several buses with their baby carriages and backpacks before arriving at Hilltop.
Inside the school, strollers line up in front of lockers and pregnant teenagers discussing mothering and boyfriends pass in the halls like a natural occurrence, while outside the young women are raising children, often in the midst of gang culture, immigration and housing problems, foster care, poverty, and violence.
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Deborah Willis releases new book, Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographstag:www.charlesguice.com,2008:/art_participant//1.472008-09-18T20:50:31Z2008-10-04T23:00:47ZArt ParticipantDeborah Willis has organized and curated a new book entitled Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs. Through 150 striking color photographs, Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs charts the road to Barack Obama's nomination as the first African American to lead the presidential ticket of a major party. This amazing collection of photographs captures the public and private moments of his journey, and offers a unique window into one of the great triumphs in American politics.
A companion exhibition, co-curated with Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, includes photographs by Jessica Ingram and opens with a reception on September 18. The show will be on view through November 8 at the Leica Gallery.
September 19 - November 8 Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs Hardcover 160 pages 10 x 8 inches ISBN: 978-0061733093
Book-signings Thursday, October 30, 5:00 - 7:00 pm Saturday, November 1, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Leica Gallery, New York
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Kianga Ford premieres first solo museum exhibitiontag:www.charlesguice.com,2008:/art_participant//1.392008-09-17T21:50:37Z2008-10-03T06:23:54ZArt Participant My Life in Fiction, Kianga Ford's first solo museum exhibition, premieres September 20 at the Contemporary Museum in Baltimore. My Life in Fiction is a trilogy of new works for the gallery and an audio walk for the Mt. Vernon cultural district (Charm City Remix).
Not a survey but a culmination of the last eight years of working with narrative as a cultural modality, the core idea of the show is the experience of narrative immersion. The site-specific audio piece is a new addition to the ongoing series The Story of This Place. The three works for the gallery include Brasilia, a faux ethnographic film; Defragmentation, a performance installation; and The Quiet Room, an audio installation and reflecting space.
September 20 - November 23 My Life in Fiction
Contemporary Museum, Baltimore ]]>
Hank Willis Thomas featured in the Fall Issue of Nueva Luztag:www.charlesguice.com,2008:/art_participant//1.492008-09-17T17:00:00Z2008-10-04T23:39:33ZArt ParticipantThe Fall issue of Nueva Luz, a tri-annual photographic journal published by En Foco, includes an article on the work of Hank Willis Thomas. En Foco is a non-profit organization that nurtures
and supports contemporary fine art and documentary photographers
of diverse cultures. The magazine, which features work by contemporary fine art and documentary photographers of African, Asian, Latino, and Native American heritage, is a finalist for the 2008 Lucie Awards' Photography Magazine of the Year.
Join En Foco and the Lucie Foundation on October 19 for a Nueva Luz Artist Talk and Signing, with Hank Willis Thomas and Sara Terry, at Splashlight Studios in New York. RSVP required: lectures@lucieawards.com.
Sunday, October 19, 5:00 pm Artist Talk
Splashlight Studios 535 West 35th Street, New York ]]>
Off Color opens in New Yorktag:www.charlesguice.com,2008:/art_participant//1.452008-09-12T18:00:04Z2008-10-04T22:51:38ZArt ParticipantOff Color, co-curated by Kalia Brooks and Hank Willis Thomas and presented in two parts, opens on September 21 at Rush Arts Gallery in New York and the Corridor Gallery in Brooklyn. The exhibition, which originally premiered in Miami in 2007, features the work of twelve emerging international artists who employ video, photography, and illustrative software to investigate the formative possibilities with the image-narrative complex. Works from Nekisha Durrett's new series, Their Eyes Were Watching Everything, are featured in both venues.
The artists in the show encapsulate a generation of creative inquiry that reflects an impulse to pursue a variety of technological media in order to construct images that challenge authorship and traditional visual media.
September 23 - November 4
Off Color I Rush Arts Gallery, New York
Off Color II Corridor Gallery, Brooklyn ]]>
Complete Winter in America series premieres at the de Saisset Museumtag:www.charlesguice.com,2008:/art_participant//1.412008-09-12T17:15:26Z2008-10-02T21:43:31ZArt Participant
Hank Willis Thomas and Kambui Olujimi's Winter in America premieres September 27 at the de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University. The collaborative project, which consists of a stop-motion animated film and still photographs, depicts the 2000 robbery and murder of Thomas' cousin Songha Thomas Willis. This tragic event is re-enacted by the artists using G.I. Joe action figures. Ironically, these were the same toys used by Thomas, his cousin, and his friends when they were children to act out violent narratives.
This presentation will be the first time the Winter in America film and still photographs have been exhibited together. According to Thomas, the project importantly includes both because, "Video carries the viewer through and still images allow the viewer to ponder."
September 27 - December 13 Winter in America
Opening Reception and Artist Talk Friday, September 26, 6:30 pm
de Saisset Museum Santa Clara University, Santa Clara
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Ford, Ingram, and Thomas featured in 1968: Then and Nowtag:www.charlesguice.com,2008:/art_participant//1.442008-08-29T22:45:44Z2008-10-04T23:41:14ZDeborah Willis' timely new survey, 1968: Then and Now, opens September 2 in a joint exhibition at the Nathan Cummings Foundation and New York University.1968: Then and Now explores an era when a multitude of social movements climaxed in discontent...Art ParticipantDeborah Willis' timely new survey, 1968: Then and Now, opens September 2 in a joint exhibition at the Nathan Cummings Foundation and New York University.
1968: Then and Now explores an era when a multitude of social movements climaxed in discontent with political order, particularly in the United States, that was rooted in domestic racial inequality and imperialist foreign policy. It also serves as a reflection on the presence of the memory of that period in our hearts and minds 40 years later. Work by Kianga Ford, Jessica Ingram, and Hank Willis Thomas are featured in the show.
The exhibition combines historical and contemporary images that construct diverse stories about the culture of resistance, beauty, power, and the notion of disenfranchisement. "Today, our world is saturated with iconic images that reflect upon and draw from 1968," Willis comments. "The work on view will transform the viewers understanding of identity, resistance, war, and peace."
September 2 - December 20 1968: Then and Now
Nathan Cummings Foundation 475 Tenth Avenue, Fourteenth Floor
Tisch School of the Arts New York University
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Hank Willis Thomas illustrates New York magazine covertag:www.charlesguice.com,2008:/art_participant//1.372008-08-18T19:55:02Z2008-10-02T05:06:16ZArt Participant
Hank Willis Thomas illustrated the August 18 cover for New York magazine, in an issue featuring articles about Barack Obama and the "impossible conversation": race and the 2008 presidential race. Thomas' work was featured inside the magazine for the article, Black & Blacker, by Vanessa Grigoriadis.
Thomas also received a review copy of his monograph, Pitch Blackness, being published by Aperture. The book will be released in September. ]]>
Hank WIllis Thomas featured in Artists as Collectors at the Oakland Airporttag:www.charlesguice.com,2008:/art_participant//1.362008-07-18T19:15:41Z2008-10-02T01:35:31ZThe pleasure of collecting is an activity that crosses social and economic divisions. Many people like to collect things as a form of entertainment and personal expression. Artists as Collectors, organized and curated by Oakland Museum curator Carin Adams, seeks...Art ParticipantThe pleasure of collecting is an activity that crosses social and economic divisions. Many people like to collect things as a form of entertainment and personal expression. Artists as Collectors, organized and curated by Oakland Museum curator Carin Adams, seeks to illuminate the unique perspective that contemporary artists bring to the pursuit of collecting. The collections featured in this exhibition range from small to expansive - from collections that comprise the artwork, to collections without a direct connection to the artist's work.
To define the occupation of Contemporary Artist is to describe a vast field of interest, rather than outline specific skills. Contemporary Artists have the freedom to move across and between the boundaries of multiple vocations in order to do their work. For example, an individual artist may develop expertise in fields as divergent as painting, software development and animal taxonomy. The interdisciplinary possibilities of art making can inform the artist's take on collecting in unexpected ways.
Artwork shown alongside a collection brings to view the many ways in which the creative process informs and relates to an accumulation of objects. Hank Willis Thomas uses his Ebony magazines as source material for his Unbranded series, a body of work that examines mass media depictions of African Americans. The cat figurines belonging to painter Cynthia Ona Innis show how an artist connects the complex ideas of her work with her other less serious interests.
Present throughout this range is an artist's translation of the everyday world into something more magical.
July 25 - October 29 Artists as Collectors
Oakland Museum Oakland International Airport, Terminal One ]]>
In his new series, Unbranded: Reflections in Black by Corporate America from 1968 to 2008, Hank Willis Thomas utilizes print advertisements from 1968 to the present, removing the entirety of the original texts and logos, and only presenting the figures and characters in the ad. The scenarios, which are at times intriguing, awkward, and absurd, reveal the visual language strategies of the advertisers, as well as the cultural stereotypes upon which they are rooted. By presenting these works--two images for each of the forty years since the apex of the Civil Rights Movement--Thomas incites the viewer to reflect on how advertising constructs and reinforces stereotypes about African American life, and how the public willingly accepts these images.
Hank Willis Thomas gained wide recognition with his highly provocative series B®ANDED, which addresses the commodification of African-American male identity by raising questions about visual culture and the power of logos. Pitch Blackness, published by Aperture, is Thomas' first monograph and features selections from this series as well as others, including his latest, Unbranded: Reflections in Black by Corporate America from 1968 to 2008.
Constructing History: A Requiem to Mark the Moment, Carrie Mae Weems' critically-acclaimed new series, opens tonight at the Savannah College of Art and Design's Red Gallery, in Savannah. The new body of work, which premiered in Atlanta in July to strong reviews, will be on exhibit through November.
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.
Jessica Ingram's thought-provoking series, Hilltop High, is featured in the current issue of the Spanish photography magazine OjodePez.
Deborah Willis has organized and curated a new book entitled Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs. Through 150 striking color photographs, Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs charts the road to Barack Obama's nomination as the first African American to lead the presidential ticket of a major party. This amazing collection of photographs captures the public and private moments of his journey, and offers a unique window into one of the great triumphs in American politics.
The Fall issue of Nueva Luz, a tri-annual photographic journal published by En Foco, includes an article on the work of Hank Willis Thomas. En Foco is a non-profit organization that nurtures
and supports contemporary fine art and documentary photographers
of diverse cultures. The magazine, which features work by contemporary fine art and documentary photographers of African, Asian, Latino, and Native American heritage, is a finalist for the 2008 Lucie Awards' Photography Magazine of the Year.
Off Color, co-curated by Kalia Brooks and Hank Willis Thomas and presented in two parts, opens on September 21 at Rush Arts Gallery in New York and the Corridor Gallery in Brooklyn. The exhibition, which originally premiered in Miami in 2007, features the work of twelve emerging international artists who employ video, photography, and illustrative software to investigate the formative possibilities with the image-narrative complex. Works from Nekisha Durrett's new series, Their Eyes Were Watching Everything, are featured in both venues.
Deborah Willis' timely new survey, 1968: Then and Now, opens September 2 in a joint exhibition at the Nathan Cummings Foundation and New York University.
The pleasure of collecting is an activity that crosses social and economic divisions. Many people like to collect things as a form of entertainment and personal expression. Artists as Collectors, organized and curated by Oakland Museum curator Carin Adams, seeks to illuminate the unique perspective that contemporary artists bring to the pursuit of collecting. The collections featured in this exhibition range from small to expansive - from collections that comprise the artwork, to collections without a direct connection to the artist's work.