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AZ Art Weekly Week of January 12-19
University of Arizona Museum of Art Opens New Exhibit
Hank Willis Thomas is a conceptual artist and activist focused on themes relating to commodity, identity, media and popular culture. Experimenting with mixed media and mass-produced imagery, Thomas’ practice includes photography, sculpture, installation and more.Thomas was trained in photography and employs both archival and contemporary imagery from popular culture to take on urgent questions: What is the role of art in civic life? How do advertising and visual culture create narratives that shape our notion of value in society? This exhibition covers 20 years (2002-22) of Thomas’s work and is drawn from the collection of the Jordan D. Schnitzer Family Foundation. The exhibition features some of the artist’s most iconic and well-known artworks across a range of media, investigating diverse themes.
Venue: University of Arizona Museum of Art
Start Time: 10:00am
Non Event Dates: Closed every Monday and Sunday
More Information
https://artmuseum.arizona.edu/see-do/exhibitions/2025/01/18/hank-willis-thomas-loverules
