126, an artist-run gallery in Ireland presents Aperture West Winner Hank Willis Thomas in a solo exhibition titled, It’s About Time, in following with the artist’s solo show at New York’s Jack Shainman Gallery this spring, and his first monograph Pitch Blackness published by Aperture Foundation last fall. Through his preoccupation with visual language and by utilizing materials commonly used in mass-media, Thomas presents a range of works from the last eight years in a retrospective fashion. As a whole, his work offers a history of the visual representation of African-Americans by exploring and often inverting iconic components of the “black past” that speak to the overarching complexities of race in the 21st century United States. More universally, Thomas’ work questions the role of media in creating a visual representation of identity.

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It’s About Time
Hank Willis Thomas
Wednesday, July 15—Saturday, August 15th, 2009
126
Queen St., Galway, Ireland
091569871