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“I got really excited about finding new ways of using video, and the immediacy is different, in a way, than painting and photography. The creativity comes with the editing. You can layer and cut and paste. I really love that it's like another form of making my smaller collages but in video form.”

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Mickalene Thomas

Mickalene Thomas is a visual artist known for her unique painting style and reinterpretation of female images. Her works often blend various art forms, including collage, painting, and sculpture, to explore social issues such as race, gender, and identity. more

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