Mickalene Thomas
Photomontage #8
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Mickalene Thomas
b. 1971
Photomontage #8
signed and titled (on the reverse of each panel); dated 2008 (on the reverse of two panels)
photograph, found frame, fabric and printed paper assemblage on board, in 6 parts
largest: 14 ½ by 13 by 1 ¾ in. (36.8 by 33 by 4.4 cm.)
smallest: 12 by 12 by 2 in. (30.5 by 30.5 by 5.1 cm.)
overall: 35 by 36 1⁄4 by 3 ½ in. (88.9 by 92.1 by 8.9 cm.)
Executed in 2008.
Lehmann Maupin, New York
Acquired from the above in 2009 by the present owner
"Oftentimes, there’s a middle space between photography and painting, and each has its own powerful properties...Photography lends itself to something that is more believable. We take it as it is. There’s an element of truth. We are more familiar to the subject. But all of it is still performative. The familiar artifice of the image allows us to believe all the elements of the photo image and its truthfulness. There’s this play between reality and fantasy, an intersection that I integrate into my work. This is the space I enjoy working from. You have these elements that allow you to manipulate the visual perception of the work. That’s what creating art is – an illusion. But we often have the illusion more in photography.”
-Mickalene Thomas, quoted in Elisa Medde, "An audience with Mickalene Thomas," British Journal of Photography, 15 May 2024 (online)
