Mickalene Thomas Archives

Grand Palais announces “Mickalene Thomas: All About Love”

10 November 2025 • Mark Westall

All About Love is an exhibition by Mickalene Thomas, the first African-American artist to be honored with a major solo exhibition at the Grand Palais.

The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in London this Spring

18 April 2025 • Tabish Khan

Mughal finery, an Underground Museum, River Guardians, rhinestones and the 1980s.

FEMMES Curated by Pharrell Williams

14 February 2025 • Mark Westall

Perrotin presents FEMMES a group exhibition curated by Pharrell Williams featuring nearly 40 artists.

Young, Gifted and Black the tour continues.

18 January 2022 • Mark Westall

Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG) will present Young, Gifted and Black: The Lumpkin Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art this February. This exhibition… Read More

Lévy Gorvy goes global with a four city exhibition with artist Mickalene Thomas.

4 June 2021 • Mark Westall

Dominique Lévy and Brett Gorvy, co-founders of Lévy Gorvy, announced today that the gallery will host an international exhibition unfolding across its spaces in four world capitals—New York, London, Paris, and Hong Kong over the course of fall 2021, unveiling interconnected bodies of new work by acclaimed American artist Mickalene Thomas

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Immersive Community: Mickalene Thomas brings warmth to Miami’s Bass Museum

29 December 2019 • Caira Moreira-Brown

Tucked into rooms at the Bass Museum Mickalene Thomas creates a space indicative of community through comfort, leisure, and color scheme.

African Diaspora Artists take Miami by Storm at this year’s Art Basel

19 December 2019 • Caira Moreira-Brown

While Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s banana took the Art world’s media by storm selling for upwards of six figures prevalence and progression for the artist of African Diaspora had not only a beautiful impact but captivated spectators from around the world.

ART NEWS: Absolut at Art Basel in Hong Kong presents: ‘Apocalypse Postponed’ by Nadim Abbas

19 February 2014 • VC Maurer

Set in a post-apocalyptic bunker-like environment, Apocalypse Postponed will be Abbas’s literal and conceptual construction of a ‘safe haven’ and will draw inspiration from a range of sources, from cult science fiction films including A Clockwork Orange, Dune and Alien, to 20th century defensive plans and fortifications such as the Swiss National Redoubt and Atlantic Wall.

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VIDEO: Art Basel in Miami Beach 2013 Film program Selected by David Gryn

22 November 2013 • Mark Westall

Art Basel in Miami Beach 2013 Film program Selected by David Gryn

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VIDEO: JAY Z’s Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film Preview

29 July 2013 • Mark Westall

VIDEO: JAY Z’s Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film Preview

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The Rich Keep Buying @ArtBasel 2013

17 June 2013 • Mark Westall

The 44th edition of Art Basel closed yesterday with galleries reporting exceptionally strong sales across all levels despite strikes by air traffic controllers and on the trains .

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Just Opened : Better Days: An Art Bar Installation by Mickalene Thomas in Art Basel

12 June 2013 • Mark Westall

The ambitious installation, Better Days, transforms the Galerie at Volkshaus, in downtown Basel, into an immersive art experience for the duration of the show.