Mickalene Thomas at Aperture Foundation

Like Freud, Mickalene Thomas’ couch has made her famous. Normally appearing as a colorful, patchworked backdrop in Thomas’ photos and paintings of lounging African-American beauties (seen on the back wall), it’s a character of its own in this retro living room, transplanted to Chelsea’s Aperture Foundation. (Through March 17th).

Mickalene Thomas, installation view of ‘Muse:  Mickalene Thomas Photographs and tete-a-tete’ at Aperture Foundation, Jan 2016.
Mickalene Thomas, installation view of ‘Muse: Mickalene Thomas Photographs and tete-a-tete’ at Aperture Foundation, Jan 2016.