About HANK WILLIS THOMAS
HANK WILLIS THOMAS is a conceptual artist working primarily with themes related to perspective, identity, commodity, media, and popular culture. His work is included in numerous public collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Brooklyn Museum, New York; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, and National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. His collaborative projects include Question Bridge: Black Males, In Search Of The Truth (The Truth Booth), The Writing on the Wall, and the artist-run initiative for art and civic engagement For Freedoms, which was awarded the 2017 ICP Infinity Award for New Media and Online Platform. Thomas is also a recipient of the Gordon Parks Foundation Fellowship (2019), Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship (2018), Art For Justice Grant (2018), AIMIA | AGO Photography Prize (2017), Soros Equality Fellowship (2017), and is a member of the New York City Public Design Commission.
About Public Art Fund
Public Art Fund is dedicated to providing democratic access to contemporary art by today's most important artists and championing the role of artistic expression in an open society. Over the past 40+ years, Public Art Fund has redefined what public art is and can be through more than 450 high-profile projects and engaging public programs that demonstrate the power and potential of public art to transform the urban environment, engage audiences of all ages and backgrounds, and capture the imaginations of millions. More at PublicArtFund.org.
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