Screen Test
2024 · Screenprint with silver glitter hand additions
composition: 14 × 14" (35.6 × 35.6 cm); sheet: 16 × 16" (40.6 × 40.6 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Mickalene Thomas
1971
PaintingContemporary
Representation
None documented
1
Institutional Exhibitions
8
Works in Collection
46
Assets Indexed
6
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
100%
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Movements
- • Contemporary
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About
Why this artist matters now
Mickalene Thomas constructs staged photographs and patchwork paintings layered with acrylic, rhinestones, and enamel, centering Black female subjects within compositions that reclaim art historical conventions from Manet to Picasso. Her surfaces merge 1970s-era pattern, bold color, and decorative excess to assert female beauty, sexuality, and power. She has had solo exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston.
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Movement
Contemporary
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Artworks (8)
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Exhibited alongside
Faith Ringgold
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Alma Thomas
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Jacob Lawrence
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Rashid Johnson
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Lebohang Kganye
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Torkwase Dyson
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Sanford Biggers
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Alicja Kwade
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Hermann Nitsch
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Roger Ballen
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Lisa Yuskavage
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In collection
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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Art Institute of Chicago
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Whitney Museum of American Art
In collection
Whitney Museum of American Art
In collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
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Auction History
Range: $1,386 – $359,100
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | Jul 2025 | $4,000 – $6,000 | $5,040 | |
| Christie's | Feb 2025 | $4,000 – $6,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Dec 2024 | $30,000 – $50,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Oct 2024 | $5,000 – $7,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Oct 2024 | $60,000 – $80,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Dec 2023 | $20,000 – $30,000 | $12,600 | |
| Christie's | Nov 2023 | $150,000 – $200,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Jul 2023 | $7,000 – $10,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | May 2023 | $300,000 – $500,000 | $359,100 | |
| Christie's | May 2023 | $150,000 – $200,000 | $189,000 |
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