Mickalene Thomas: All About Love at BARNES Foundation
A touring exhibition, Mickalene Thomas: All About Love showcases over 80 pieces by the legendary artist, delving into themes of love, identity, and empowerment through her vibrant mixed-media paintings, collages, and photography, offering a profound exploration of the human experience. Barnes Foundation, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19130. Runs through January 12, 2025
Exhibition Description
"Mickalene Thomas: All About Love is the first major international tour focused on the work of pioneering artist Mickalene Thomas (American, b. 1971), whose influences range from 19th-century painting to popular culture. Co-organized by the Hayward Gallery, London, and The Broad, Los Angeles, and in partnership with the Barnes and Les Abattoirs, Musée–Frac Occitanie Toulouse, All About Love is being shown as a series of independent presentations, with further venues to be confirmed. The Barnes presentation of All About Love showcases a selection of vivid artworks—paintings, collage, photography, video, and site-specific installation—that celebrates Thomas’s distinctive artistic practice from the late 2000s to the present day."