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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Khalif Tahir Thompson

Khalif Tahir Thompson

Thompson, Khalif Tahir
Wendel-Poray, Denise

Hardcover

American Art - African American & BlackIndividual ArtistsPainting Instruction

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ISBN10: 2370742305
ISBN13: 9782370742308
Publisher: Skira
Published: Apr 23 2024
Pages: 160
Weight: 2.50
Height: 0.80 Width: 9.20 Depth: 11.80
Language: English

A comprehensive look at the early career of a rising star in contemporary Black portraiture

This is the first monograph on the practice of young American painter Khalif Tahir Thompson (born 1995), who will receive an MFA from the Yale School of Art in the spring of 2024. With several solo exhibitions and artwork in museum permanent collections, Thompson is already prolific. His paintings are populated by Black figures set in colorful, shimmering environments that sometimes resemble patchworks verging on abstraction. They incorporate multiple materials apart from oil and acrylic, including handmade paper, pearls, fabric, velvet, newspaper and leather. Whether isolated or in a group, candid or posed, each figure is imbued with an innate identity. Says Thompson of his work: I believe painting can be a tool in considering the emotional, psychological complexity of an individual's story and identity ... I alter perception and invoke empathy towards my subjects, depicting their reality across a visceral lens.

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