Referential Artwork
Image courtesy of Hank Willis Thomas and Goodman Gallery
HANK WILLIS THOMAS
A Place to Call Home (Africa-America), 2009
Polished Aluminum with powdered coat
80 x 66 inches installed
Design first presented here:
Goodman Gallery, South Africa, 2009
Artist Statement
"There’s this mythical connection to Africa that is embedded in your identity, but many people go to Africa looking for home and don’t find it because our roots are so diluted there. They also never felt at home in the U.S., where they were born. I wanted to make a place where African-Americans come from.” —Hank Willis Thomas
A Place to Call Home (Africa-America), 2009
Polished Aluminum with powdered coat
80 x 66 inches installed
Design first presented here:
Goodman Gallery, South Africa, 2009
Artist Statement
"There’s this mythical connection to Africa that is embedded in your identity, but many people go to Africa looking for home and don’t find it because our roots are so diluted there. They also never felt at home in the U.S., where they were born. I wanted to make a place where African-Americans come from.” —Hank Willis Thomas