Apr 03 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2698 -

Sale 2698 - Lot 184

Estimate: $ 7,000 - $ 10,000
HANK WILLIS THOMAS (1976 - )
The Traveler.

Chromogenic print, 2016. 1003x749 mm; 39 ½x29 ½ inches. Edition of 5. Signed in pencil on the verso.

Provenance
The Art For Life: Benefit Auction 2018, lot 2.

Additional Details

The Travelers is an image from Hank Willis Thomas and Sanford Biggers' collaborative series, entitled "Crossroads." With fellow artist Sanford Biggers as the model, Thomas explores the complexities and ambiguities of race. Modeled on Elegba, the Yoruba deity, trickster, and protector of travels and crossroads, Biggers' character is both Black and White - dark and light. The series also alludes to Black Dandyism - its performativity and Vaudeville performers.