Hank Willis Thomas @VMFA

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American artist Hank Willis Thomas discusses his work and the construction of black identity through popular culture.

The interview was conduced by John B. Ravenal (Syndey and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art), VMFA.

Hank Willis Thomas

(American, born 1976)

In collaboration with Sanford Biggers (American, born 1970)

Zero Hour, 2012 from the Wayfarer series

Digital c-print and plexi with Lumisty fim

40 1/2 x 180 inches overall (6 panels, each 40 1/4 x 30 inches)

Edition 2 of 3, with 2 artist proofs

Pamela K. and William A. Royall Jr. Fund for 21st Century Art and National Endowment for the Arts Fund, 2013.232. 1-6

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