21 / Art & Design 
30 September 2020
Hank Willis Thomas, Peace - Image 1 of 2
Hank Willis Thomas, Peace - Image 2 of 2
21 / Art & Design 
Hank Willis Thomas, Peace - Image 1 of 2
Hank Willis Thomas, Peace - Image 2 of 2
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Hank Willis Thomas b.1976

Peace

2019
cast glass 7¾ h × 3 w × 3 d in (20 × 8 × 8 cm)
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $15,000
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This work is number 5 from the edition of 10.
provenance: Kayne Griffin Corcoran, Los Angeles | Private Collection, California

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The peace sign has been an element of black power...It is a uniting motif, worn as adornment, a political emblem and signature of collective identity...it’s an urgent public art piece serving as a symbol of unity, pride, strength, perseverance, justice and belonging. Even with the Black Panthers, what they wanted was peace, but there was a war on the community, so it was called the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. I wanted to highlight this idea of the Black Power movement as always being a peace movement.

Hank Willis Thomas

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