Abstract
- A brand new exhibition of works by Mickalene Thomas and Tom Wesselmann is ready to open at Palm Springs Artwork Museum on November 22
- Drawn from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Household Basis, The Feminine Kind explores every artist’s indelible mark on feminine nudity inside artwork historical past
Mickalene Thomas and Tom Wesselmann come into dialog in an upcoming exhibition on the Palm Springs Artwork Museum. Hailing from the collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his household basis, The Feminine Kind bridges the worlds of two artists, although a long time aside, left an indelible mark on representations of ladies’s our bodies. Colliding in colour, kind and perspective, the showcase turns again the gaze again onto artwork historical past itself, asking: how are these tales advised, and who will get to inform them?
Wesselmann, a pop artwork icon, imbued his nude work with the cultural tensions of the ’60s and ’70s, specifically that between the item and topic. With an embrace of the unapologetically sensual and erotic, these works served as celebrations of magnificence and need, whereas highlighting the complexities of gender illustration.
A long time later enters Thomas, now one of the vital highly effective voices within the up to date areas. She reclaims and reimagines the nude via wealthy, mixed-media compositions that heart narratives of Black feminine magnificence, sexual identification and energy.
Spanning generations and perspective, The Feminine Kind explores how each artists expanded the visible language of the nude. At its coronary heart lays Thomas’ “l’espace entre les deux” (2025), a two-room set up resembling one in every of her signature residing areas—full with crops, lamps, carpets, and furnishings crafted from paper-pulp sculpture, collage and silkscreen. Different highlights embrace her “Din avec la important dans le miroir et jupe rouge” (2024) and Wesselmann’s “Minimize-Out Nude” (1965).
Images by Elisabeth Bernstein Images, Courtesy Of The Jordan Schnitzer Household Basis.
Images by Elisabeth Bernstein Images, Courtesy Of The Jordan Schnitzer Household Basis.
Images by Elisabeth Bernstein Images, Courtesy Of The Jordan Schnitzer Household Basis.
Images by Elisabeth Bernstein Images, Courtesy Of The Jordan Schnitzer Household Basis.
Images by Elisabeth Bernstein Images, Courtesy Of The Jordan Schnitzer Household Basis.
Images by Elisabeth Bernstein Images, Courtesy Of The Jordan Schnitzer Household Basis.
Images by Elisabeth Bernstein Images, Courtesy Of The Jordan Schnitzer Household Basis.
From Renaissance classics to trendy interpretations, The Feminine Kind situates each artists inside the broader legacy of feminine illustration. “The classical nude is a perfection,” Wesselmann as soon as stated. “However the nude in up to date life, the girl who undresses in entrance of you, is greater than a perfection. She’s an individual. That’s what I need to paint.”
The Feminine Kind: Tom Wesselmann & Mickalene Thomas from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Household Basis shall be on view in Palm Springs from November 22 via April 6, 2026.
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