# @mickalenethomas on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BhRXwJbABXS
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/16773819-mickalenethomas-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2018-04-07T13:46:53.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Mickalene Thomas (@mickalenethomas) — https://gondola.cc/mickalenethomas

## Caption

The ncartmuseum presents the exhibition You Are Here opening tonight April 7 - July 22nd 2018 featuring pioneering video, light, and sound installations by mickalenethomas, yayoikusamas janetcardiff soosunnypark anilaagha  lozanohemmer jamesturell ragnarkjartnasson theoseshetu and billviolla  using  experimental, cutting-edge technology; custom electronics; and digital media
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Mickalene Thomas’ works featured in the exhibiton, Do I Look Like a Lady is a video collage comprised of clips of female comedians and singers that shift across the screen in complex and unpredictable patterns. Among the performers featured are Josephine Baker, Jackie "Moms" Mabley, Wanda Sykes, and Whitney Houston. The 12-minute, two-channel video presents a politically poignant, humorous, and evocative portrait of diverse expressions of womanhood, building on Thomas' ongoing reconsideration of black female identity. The immersive installation functions as a space for contemplation. Furnishings are upholstered in brightly colored, vintage pattern fabrics that recall the environments of Thomas’ childhood during the 1970s and 80s. Woven into the layout are real and faux plants and carefully selected stacks of books. Viewers are invited to sit within the space, read the books, and draw their own connections between the installation and the video. This work highlights the artist's increasing interest in exploring the boundaries between public and domestic spaces and how these spaces can inform a broader understanding of culture and identity.

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blackwomen, whitneyhouston, yayoikusama, makingmoves, whoopigoldberg, doilooklikelady, video, experimental, mickalenethomas, wandasykes, artists, art, ncma, installation, youarehere

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