HANK WILLIS THOMAS "AFTER IDENTITY, WHAT?", 2011 Harold Town Drawing evoking an awkward youngster from

evoking an awkward youngster from the 1940's or 50's

A textured cloud-grey parallelogram anchors the center of the composition

Expressive in its simplicity

that intensifies his commanding presence

This drawing showcases three comic-strip style drawings

HANK WILLIS THOMAS "AFTER IDENTITY, WHAT?", 2011 Harold Town Drawing evoking an awkward youngster fromHank Willis Thomas (b. 1976) is an American conceptual artist renowned for his thought provoking works that examine the intersection of race, identity, and commodity in pop culture. Trained as a photographer, Thomas' oeuvre is steeped with references of visual culture in America. Through this lens, the artist challenges and dismantles the commodification of Black bodies by subverting ubiquitous iconography, such as logos and source images, that