Mickalene Thomas- MTV- Revay video

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D.A. P. Fantom Magazine Party hosted by Mickalene Thomas, Marilyn Minter, Tod Eberle @ B. East ..fun!!!

Ok.. Am in HEAVEN! Mickalene Thomas, Marilyn Minter, Carmen McLeod and Ruben Natal-San Miguel

Divas! Mickalene Thomas and Marilyn Minter. What else can you really ask for? Seriously!

Mickalene Thomas and Collette Blanchard

Carmen McLeod
Cesar Llacuna and Carmen McLeod

Collette Blanchard

Mickalene Thomas , Marilyn Minter and Salon 94 gallerina
Collette looking fierce!
Mickalene Thomas and her adoring fans!

Well this is where last night, I decided to get happy with cocktails! Thanks to my dear friend Mickalene Thomas for inviting me to this cool D.A.P. FANTOM Magazine party where the Priarie Vodka was flowing for 2 hours of open bar! yeah! Next morning hung over included!

Great chatting up with Marilyn Minter! She is so amazing and energetic! Ah..love her!
Lots , lots of Fun!

Mickalene and Carmen Thomas- McLeod Wedding Reception @ Collette Blanchard Gallery 9/6/09

Mickalene and Carmen Thomas- McLeod such a great adorable couple!

Carmen and Mickalene...radiating happiness! yeah!

Mickalene and Carmen

I think... I know who this one is...

This girl was just rocking this dress...fabulous!

Art collector and photo editor Cesar Llacuna

Artist/Photographer Jeremy Kost and Ruben Natal-San Miguel

Mickalene Thomas and Ruben Natal San Miguel

Party patrol crowd




Mickalene Thomas with a guest friend

Us trully... where else... in front of artwork!

Mickalene Thomas Mom...Love her!

Gallerist and host Collette Blanchard, Friend and Mickalene's Mom

Gallerist Collette Blanchard and Ruben Natal-San Miguel

The DJ spinning great tunes that kept us twirling all night long (well also the drinks too!)

The bartenders that kept me happy all night with tasty drinks (champagne)

Sunday September Six, was the wedding reception of super talented artist Mickalene Thomas and Carmen McLeod @ Collette Blanchard Gallery. The actual wedding was last weekend in Connecticut.It was a beautiful reception , with beautiful people, great drinks (way too many for me!), great food and the most important thing was to celebrate the union and commitment of two beautiful souls in love...AMAZING!

Collette was as usual the perfect host and Mickalene's mom was such a presence and radiates great energy ...I want her to adopt me!

It was very intimate but, just perfect!

Congratulations Mickalene and Carmen!

www.mickalenethomas.com

www.colletteblanchard.com

Tonight 3/26/09 Mickalene Thomas-She's Come UnDone!

Photo-Mickalene Thomas- Put something down on it, 2009, mounted c-print

Great show tonight from one of the most talented and recession proof artists, my dear friend Mickalene Thomas!
Don't miss it!
See you there!

Mickalene Thomas She's Come UnDone!
26 March - 2 May 2009

Opening Reception
6:00 - 8:00 PM, 26 March 2009

Lehmann Maupin
540 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001
Telephone 212 255 2923
info@lehmannmaupin.com

Please read press release.

Lehmann Maupin Gallery is pleased to present Mickalene Thomas' first New York solo exhibition She's Come UnDone! at the gallery's 540 West 26th Street location. This exhibition presents a new series of paintings, photographs and collages that continue her exploration of cultural and personal conceptions of female identity.

Known for her elaborate works composed with rhinestones, enamel and colorful acrylics, Thomas has created new works that introduce a complex vision of what it means to be a woman and expand common definitions of beauty. She has chosen her subjects for this body of work with an eye toward representations of women not typically seen in the canon of figurative painting. Drawing from her long study of art history and the classical genre of portraiture, she has infused her knowledge with more recent influences of popular culture and Pop Art.

In her painting, A-E-I-O-U (And Sometimes Y), Thomas has brought her multi-panel format to a grand scale. Each of the 40 panels of this painting depict the larger-than-life visage of a woman rendered in black rhinestones. Ten of the panels have been graced with a fuller spectrum of color, but all 40 have the simplified form and palette characteristic of Andy Warhol. With the disrupted grid arrangement and the primary colors, Thomas has orchestrated a lyrical composition reminiscent of Piet Mondrian's Broadway Boogie Woogie.

New York-based artist Mickalene Thomas earned her MFA from Yale University in 2002 and, in 2002-2003, participated in the Artist-in-Residence program at the Studio Museum in Harlem. She has exhibited extensively and was included in the recent and critically acclaimed exhibitions 30 Americans at the Rubell Family Collection in Miami, FL; Black Is, Black Ain't at the Renaissance Society in Chicago, IL; and Greater New York 2005 at PS1 Contemporary Art Center in Long Island City, NY. Her work may also be seen in prestigious public collections such as the Brooklyn Museum; The Studio Museum in Harlem, NY; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA; the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C.; and the Art Institute of Chicago among others.

For further information please contact Stephanie Smith at 212 255 2923 or Stephanie@LehmannMaupin.com, or you may visit our website at www.LehmannMaupin.com.

The Brand New Heavies-Curated by Mickalene Thomas@ Collette Blanchard Gallery

ARTmostfierce will not miss this one!

Check this out!

The Brand New Heavies

Curated by Mickalene Thomas

Lauren Kelley, Deana Lawson and Jessica Anne Peavy

January 23 - March 9, 2009
Opening Reception Friday January 23 6-8


Image above:
Lauren Kelley
Area still from "88 Jones' Bones", 2008
Single channel digital video
Time: 6 min 24 sec

Opening Reception Friday, January 23, 2009


Collette Blanchard Gallery is pleased to present The Brand New Heavies, Curated by Mickalene Thomas. The exhibition will be on view from January 23 - March 8, 2009 and will include three dynamic contemporary artists innovatively working in fundamental mediums. Lauren Kelley, Deana Lawson, and Jessica Ann Peavy present recent work conveying salient sentiments through means that are at once, sensual, opulent, and psychological.

The works of all three artists offer staged scenes, referencing theater and performance, while incorporating embellished caricatures through collaboration with and/or commentary on their varied subjects. Lauren Kelley's videos present meticulous, comprehensive, fictitious narratives in overwhelming detail. In Get Bones from 88 Jones, Barbie dolls, an array of plastic sweets, sculpted elements and malleable, inconstant clay form an accelerated narrative satiated with the metaphorical implementation of materials and imagery. Kelley's whimsy informs the happenings in the love life of a librarian with detail similar in degree to the sculpture crafted by Liza Lou. The environments in Kelley's work also resonate with the staged frames in the work of photographer, Deana Lawson. In Anna the everyday patterned couch blending with the drapes in the background is disrupted by the sequins adorning and condition of the thin, staid figure. The minimalist palette and compositions of Lawson's work bring to mind paintings by Barkley Hendricks and the videos of Jessica Ann Peavy. Peavy's A Conversation Piece also references intimate relationships as Get Bones from 88 Jones, though in this case the sensual narratives are articulated through tales of food-making and consumption as two videos play simultaneously and transverse from each other. Similar to some work of Chantal Akerman, Peavy's piece incorporates pauses and static frames, giving the viewer an opportunity to contemplate the different ways in which women communicate which each other. One character speaks candidly about food likes and dislikes, while the other vivaciously recalls an anecdote of food preparation, nourishment, intimacy and rejection.

Lauren Kelley received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is currently participating in the Core Residency Program in Houston. Deana Lawson, who has been included in several exhibitions over the past year, was recently interviewed by Tova Carlin for Time Out New York, and received a MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. Jessica Ann Peavy graduated with an MFA from the School of Visual Arts. Recent recipient of NYSCA, Peavy's work is currently on view at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and will be included in an upcoming show at the Bronx River Arts Center.

This exhibition is Mickalene Thomas's curatorial debut. She graduated with an MFA from Yale University and currently shows with Lehmann Maupin Gallery in New York, Rhona Hoffman Gallery in Chicago, and Susanne Vielmetter Projects in Los Angeles. Her work has been featured in various catalogues and reviewed in Art in America, The New York Times, The New Yorker, New York Post, NY Arts, Modern Painters, Essence, Whitewall, Frieze, and Artforum. For more information please contact the gallery at 917.639.3912.

Mickalene Thomas Michelle O Print @ Brand X Projects

MICKALENE THOMAS
Michelle O
Screenprint on Rives BFK, 2008
Signed and numbered edition of 40
Image size: 16 x 13 1/2 inches
Sheet size: 25 x 19 1/2 inches

ARTmostfierce is highly recommending this print as not only a great art statement but, for also for its investment quality and its pricing(please contact gallery for pricing).

Since it is an image of our future next first lady Michelle Obama you can also throw in historical value.

Mickalene Thomas art will face any art recession of any kind and her themes and images are not only unique but have a quite lasting quality . Her work like Marilyn Minter is high demand, it is hard to find and I can guarantee you that this is one of the best bargains this season. So jump on it and get some real fierce art by Mickalene Thomas!

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Party !

Please enjoy this week header photo above by Mickalene Thomas Quanikak Goes Up, 2005 c-print 48 x 60 inches courtesy of the artist and Lehmann Maupin Gallery.

ARTmostfierce party was a lot of fun!

The crowd was just phenomenal! Mostly from all walks of the Art, Fashion,Design & Architecture industry.Lots of smart , cool and beautiful people!

The images above are from the sponsors and artists who graciously donated their artwork and their products for the event. Thank you!

Would like to express my most sincere thanks to the following:

1. Kellie McLaughin -Aperture Foundation- Kellie you are so fantastic!. So great doing business with you! Thanks also to Christina Caputo and all the whole Aperture Gang!

2. Victor Grasso- Artist - Thanks for the wonderful box of postcards illustrating samples of your great paintings. Thanks for coming , your wife is a doll ! Also your guest friends were a joy to talk to.

3. Dena Fereira -Sales Manager @ Equinox- Thanks you so much for help sponsoring the event, your free daily passes and your generous $250.00 monthly pass donation for the silent auction.

4. Frank Martinez & Madeline Morales-Rums of Puerto Rico- Thanks for keeping the Rum flowing all night and for the wonderful t-shirts , hats and beach towels! This is from my homeland! Great!

5. Steve Madden -Designer-For helping sponsoring the event , the great bags for VIP's and who can forget the luscious lipstick pens. Also many thanks for donating a $500.00 shopping gift certificate at Steve Madden for the silent auction.

6. Mickalene Thomas- Artist - Mickalene so great that you came and Carla Camacho from Lehmann Maupin and your posse. Special thanks for the card that Mickalene made for the event gracing the ARTmostfierce blog header above...love it! Fierce indeed.

7. Pablo Colon- Artist-Pablo -Thanks for the great limited edition photo 4min. for the VIP bags. Also for the delicious drinks drinks made by him that made us twirl all night!

8. To all the Gang at The Switzer Group Architects & Interior Designers (where I work also!) for coming and buying art in support. Laura , Mandy, Christen and Michael .

9. Leslie Farrell- One of my Motorcade Mafia posse ! Leslie you are the best! Your support and help goes beyond words! Love you!

10. Maxi Cohen- Thanks for the great cards promoting your work!

11. Printed Matter - Thanks for the cards promoting the Book Fair!

12. Stacy Boge- Photographer- Stacy thank you for contribution to the silent auction.

13. Leah Oates- Photographer- Leah you are just incredible, great 5x 7 photo and presentation.Always such a class act since we met ! Looking forward going to your studio soon.It is so refreshing to know that they are people like you in NYC. Rare and a great find like your photos!

14. Reyez Melendez- Artist- Reyes loved the beautiful card you made for the VIP bags.So great !I am glad you made it to the festivities.Thank you!

15.Lou Corredor -Editor of Departures Magazine -American Express- Thanks for coming!Long way from the SoHo Grand days...lol

16. Yeni Mao- Artist-Thanks for coming and looking forward seeing more of your creations!

17. Mike Hoeh- Modern Art Obsession blog- Thanks for your support Mike, you know ARTmostfierce is the rebellious stepchild of MAO!..lol

18.Robin Rice- Photographer and Gallery Owner- Thanks for coming Robin!. This made me rediscovered your gallery and my wallet is marching to 11st very soon for some classic photography!

19. Dean Papademetriou- One of my oldest friends from my college days in Boston.Dean, the same night you had a book reading from your publishing company and I had a art blog launching party.Who said that the Sex and the City characters were not based on gay boys lifestyle?

20.William Tyler- Friend...well more like the only family I got here. Thanks for coming and the music CD donated for the VIP gift bags!

21.Andrew Valli -Photographer and his sweet intelligent wife Aimee. Thanks for coming from Florida! Please check my blog post on Andrew's work and his web site!

22. Janet Finkel- Friend- Janet thanks for your support and your V2K cards!

23.To the rest of you all...you know who you are Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

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