Hank Willis Thomas

The revolutionary artist and musician selects his top picks, including iconic photography from Ming Smith and ‘the most powerful and important artwork of our time’ by Hank Willis Thomas

At Kayne Griffin, the artist uses the American flag for his personal reckoning with justice

Kevin Beasley, Suzanne McClelland and Hank Willis Thomas use sports jerseys to consider the game’s politics of gender, race and class 

 Weekend highlights at Frieze New York

Major new public art initiative on view until June 28, featuring Jaume Plensa, Paulo Nazareth, Sarah Sze, Hank Willis Thomas and many more

Exploring Isamu Noguchi's News (1940), the inspiration for Frieze Sculpture New York

In further news: Arata Isozaki receives Pritzker Prize; Performa launches streaming platform

The first pin I got was ‘Keep the Faith Baby’ – those words were probably the first I read on my own, long before I understood them

Artist collective For Freedoms’s campaign draws attention to issues of diversity and civic responsibility in the election run-up

Eight influential artists, including Jarvis Cocker, Neil Tennant and Cosey Fanni Tutti, select a single object of special significance

Hank Willis Thomas’s For Freedoms platform hopes to foster civic engagement with the ‘largest creative collaboration in US history’

At the entrance to the fair, a striking tribute to the victims of gun violence. Presented by Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

New curated sections, pioneering performance art, Black activism: key themes from next week’s fair selected by the Financial Times

Starting at $100, new editions by Paul Chan, Rashid Johnson and Richard Prince launch at the fair to raise funds for the cultural PAC

Hank Willis Thomas outlines his monument to the victims of gun violence, premiering at Frieze New York 2018

Renée Green, Alfredo Jaar, Lara Schnitger and Hank Willis Thomas explore protest and collectivity in Frieze New York’s new Live section

Thoughts on race and art in the 21st century