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Race is \u201cat the nexus of so many social currents and tensions,\u201d wrote a Daily Beast reporter while engaging a 2015 exhibition by Hank Willis Thomas<\/a>. \u00a0Yet Thomas\u2019 polished stainless steel sculpture Nexus (in the foreground of this photo), now on view in his solo show at Jack Shainman Gallery<\/a>, models colorblind mutual aid in the form of two individuals grasping hands.\u00a0 Elsewhere, a bronze sculpture of two clasped hands in different colored patinas titled \u2018Loving,\u2019 celebrates a mixed-race marriage while the show\u2019s largest piece, \u2018Embrace\u2019 depicts Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King\u2019s arms enfolding each other. \u00a0A neon piece spelling out Thomas\u2019 oft repeated phrase (honoring his murdered cousin\u2019s last words) \u2018Love Over Rules\u2019 reinforces the artist\u2019s message.\u00a0 (On view in Chelsea through Oct 29th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n

Hank Willis Thomas, Nexus (in detail in the foreground), polished stainless steel, 96 inches tall, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Race is \u201cat the nexus of so many social currents and tensions,\u201d wrote a Daily Beast reporter while engaging a 2015 exhibition by Hank Willis Thomas. \u00a0Yet Thomas\u2019 polished stainless steel sculpture Nexus (in the foreground of this photo), now on view in his solo show at Jack Shainman Gallery, models colorblind mutual aid in … <\/p>\n

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