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Artist Hank Willis Thomas (left) with Chief Curator Trevor Schoonmaker in front of his work, Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Us Around, 2015-2016. Photo by J Caldwell.

Hank Willis Thomas, Black Righteous Space (Southern Edition) (installation detail), 2012. DVD, microphone and Mac Mini. Run time continuous. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, New York. This work was part of the exhibition Southern Accent: Seeking the American South in Contemporary Art.

Installation view of (left) Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Us Around by Hank Willis Thomas. Part of Southern Accent: Seeking the American South in Contemporary Art and also part of the Nasher Museum's collection. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion.

Artist Hank Willis Thomas poses in front of his work, Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Us Around. Photo by J Caldwell.

Hank Willis Thomas, Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Us Around (detail), 2015 – 2016. Glass, silver and digital prints. Commissioned by the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, New York.

Hank Willis Thomas, Black Righteous Space (Southern Edition), 2012/2016; DVD (playlist and video installation), microphone, and Mac Mini; run time continuous.

Nasher artist and P.4 artist Hank Willis Thomas created this sculpture, "History of the Conquest," which is installed at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. Photo by J Caldwell.

Artist Hank Willis Thomas (left) greets art collector Dr. Kenneth Montague at the Contemporary Arts Center. Photo by J Caldwell.

P.4 artist Hank Willis Thomas takes a selfie with P.4 artists Hông-Ân Tru’o’ng and Jeff Whetstone. Photo by J Caldwell.