Mickalene Thomas - new High Line billboard in New York
Published on 08/21/2026 at 12:25 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Mickalene Thomas is on view in New York again through the High Line's 18th Street billboard. The park presents Portrait of Mnonja, a 2010/2026 work that shows a Senegalese friend reclining on a patterned sofa, according to the High Line project page.
The billboard on 18th Street
The High Line lists Portrait of Mnonja under its billboards program and locates it adjacent to the park at 18th Street and 10th Avenue. The page also dates the presentation to February-March 2026 and describes the image as vinyl reproduction of an earlier painting.
That same project page places Thomas's practice in clear terms. It emphasizes her rhinestone-studded surfaces, her mix of photography, collage, and painting, and her long effort to center Black women in art history. High Line project page
Paris still frames the scale
The Grand Palais page for All About Love underlines how large the Paris retrospective was. It calls the exhibition a monographic survey and says the run extended from December 17, 2025 to April 5, 2026.
The institution also frames Thomas's work through painting, collage, photography, video, and installation. In its own language, the show explored visibility, representation, and love as liberation, self-affirmation, and joy. Grand Palais program page
More news and background on Mickalene Thomas
Follow recent exhibitions, collection news, and institutional appearances connected to Mickalene Thomas.
How Thomas builds images
Thomas works across painting, photography, collage, video, and installation. The High Line and Grand Palais both stress her use of dense surfaces, domestic settings, and a portrait language built around Black women as central subjects.
Where the artist stands now
Mickalene Thomas currently has a major institutional footprint in recent public presentations, with the High Line billboard and the Grand Palais retrospective forming two strong reference points in 2026.
Key facts on Mickalene Thomas
- Artist: Mickalene Thomas
- Medium / Genre: Painting, collage, photography, video, installation
- Born: 1971, Camden, New Jersey
- Place(s) of practice: New York, New York
- Active since: 2000s
- Key work groups: Portrait of Mnonja, All About Love, rhinestone portrait works
- Current/last exhibition: All About Love, Grand Palais, Paris, December 17, 2025-April 5, 2026
- Major collections: The Museum of Modern Art, New York; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn
- Awards: The Gordon Parks Foundation Award (2024), Pratt Institute Legends Award (2022), Anonymous Was A Woman Award (2013)
- Next date: currently no announced date in the 30-day window
Frequently asked questions about Mickalene Thomas
Where is Mickalene Thomas currently on view?
Her Portrait of Mnonja is presented on the High Line's 18th Street billboard in New York. The project page dates the work to February-March 2026.
What did the Grand Palais show cover?
All About Love ran from December 17, 2025 to April 5, 2026. The Grand Palais describes it as a monographic exhibition spanning painting, collage, photography, video, and installation.
Which collections hold work by Mickalene Thomas?
Public collections listed by the High Line include MoMA, SFMOMA, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Whitney, and the Brooklyn Museum.
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