Mickalene Thomas's A Little Taste Outside of Love demands we reflect on racialized and gendered repr
Mickalene Thomas's A Little Taste Outside of Love demands we reflect on racialized and gendered representations of being. As we approach this monumental work, we encounter a figure—a Black woman—reclining at center, surrounded by a collage of lush textures. Rhinestones glimmer next to sleek enamel paint. Animal and floral prints dance around the figure who returns our gaze, perched. Who is she? Where is she? How is she feeling? Images ranging from 19th century European paintings to 1970s blaxploitation films enter into dialogue reverberating with the image before us. Communities of learners can use this teaching resource to work together to unpack the figures’ gaze, her pose, and the materials that Thomas uses, opening up a conversation about Black women’s representation within a Euro-American art historical canon and power. When do we, as Black women, get to recline and perch? When do we, like her, get to be?Posted by ray ferreira, Guided Gallery Visit Coordinator Mickalene Thomas (American, born 1971). A Little Taste Outside of Love, 2007. Acrylic, enamel and rhinestones on wood panel. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Giulia Borghese and Designated Purchase Fund, 2008.7a-c. © artist or artist’s estate (Photo: Image courtesy of the artist and Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, 2008.7a-c_design_scan.jpg) -- source link
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