Rescued from a public site in Detroit, Michigan. Official promotional poster displayed to promote the opening weekend for Mickalene Thomas’ “Beneath the Moonlight” exhibition at Library Street Collective, a premier art gallery and exhibition space at The Shepherd cultural arts center in the city’s East Village neighborhood. June 6-7, 2026. Measures about 16” x 20” (15 ⅞” x 20”).  

Adapted from the official exhibition description:

Beneath the Moonlight, a solo presentation of new work by Mickalene Thomas, marks a milestone for the artist. The exhibition introduces an entirely new body of work that expands her practice into an exploration of masculinity and the representation of the Black male body. Bringing together large-scale paintings, collage, and photography, the exhibition reflects a pivotal shift in one of the most influential artistic practices in contemporary art.

In this new body of work, she extends that mission for the first time to focus on masculinity, deepening the same concerns of beauty, agency, and representation. Featuring works staged within her signature staged environments, the exhibition approaches masculinity not as a fixed identity but as a spectrum. Working with a range of models, including non-binary and trans men, Thomas creates images that challenge dominant representations and make space for vulnerability, sensuality, and strength within portrayals of Black masculinity, offering a broader view of how masculinity is constructed and experienced.

“The representation of masculinity spoke to me more, and using the Black male body as a vehicle, as a conduit to express those ideas that are resonant and paralleled to my concepts that I’m already working within with the female body,” said Mickalene Thomas.

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