Last call for All About Love at the Barnes Foundation [Video]

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Mickalene Thomas, an artist from Camden, New Jersey, who is gaining global recognition, brought her groundbreaking exhibit, “All About Love,” to the Barnes Foundation in October. Now the show is winding down, but there’s still a chance to see it before it closes Jan 12.

“It’s an incredible exhibition. You will see large-scale, glittering, colorful works in a variety of media,” said Nancy Ireson, chief curator at the Barnes.

She says the Barnes was a perfect fit for the East Coast debut of Thomas’ internationally touring exhibition, which represents two decades of her work.

“We are also passionate about social justice—really passionate about equality and representation,” Ireson said.

The exhibit claims space in art history, from which Black and LGBTQ people have largely been excluded.

“We’re talking Monet, Manet, Van Gough—all of those artists that Mickalene admired and challenges and takes to a new place.”

She says Thomas, 53, …