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‘He would have been the center of everything’: the art exhibition imagining if Emmett Till lived

Dedicated to the boy whose lynching partially ignited the US civil rights movement, the new exhibition celebrates Black creativity and invites audiences to reckon with racism in America

The Guardian - US

Reaction to bronze sculpture of Coretta and Martin Luther King Jr. in Boston hasn't been good – and that's not bad for art that shatters conventions

As an acclaimed photographer and conceptual artist, Hank Willis Thomas has grown accustomed to criticisms of his unconventional art and concepts of identity.

The Conversation

Martin Luther King statue causes uproar - and furious relative says it resembles sex act

A headless $10m (£8.1m) statue in memory of Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King has caused controversy - with one family member saying it looks like 'hands hugging a beefy penis'

Daily Mirror

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Artist who created ‘obscene’ $10m MLK embrace statue in Boston reacts to ‘trolls’

‘When you put art in the world, you can’t control what people see,’ Hank Willis Thomas says

The Independent UK

‘The Embrace’ Martin Luther King Jr. Boston memorial causes a stir

BOSTON — It’s a matter of perspective.

Boston Herald

And Van Gogh scores! What happens when art, football and fashion collide

Vincent in a trackie top, Lowry’s £8m fans and Matt Hancock-mocking scarves … as the World Cup heats up, we look at how culture has tackled the beautiful game

The Guardian - UK

‘This is rarely taught’: an exhibition examining African-Atlantic history

A landmark exhibition, featuring artists including Hank Willis Thomas and Kara Walker, explores the slave trade and the African diaspora’s cultural legacy

The Guardian - US

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