Automotive Mickalene Thomas’ Dazzling Collages Reclaim Black Women’s Bodies | Smart News Christin Hakim, September 18, 2021 Mickalene Thomas, Jet Blue #25 (detail), 2021 © Mickalene Thomas / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Lévy Gorvy Museums are rife with images of nude white women reclining on chaise lounges. Take Titian’s Venus of Urbino (1538): The titular figure lies naked atop a wrinkled white sheet, offering… Continue Reading