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© Mickalene Thomas / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Guernica (Resist #3)

Past and present collide in this work by Mickalene Thomas. Layering images of protestors and activists during the Civil Rights and Black Lives Matter movements, Thomas highlights the ongoing struggle for racial justice. She also includes figures and motifs from Pablo Picasso’s anti-war painting Guernica, connecting US social movements to a global story of mourning and resistance. Thinking about violence across space and time, Thomas asks us to reflect on how much—or how little—the world has changed.

Written by Gwyneth Cunningham, Curatorial Intern ‘25

ArtistMickalene Thomas(b. 1971)
Date2021
MediumRhinestones, acrylic, and oil on canvas mounted on wood panel
Dimensions83 x 108 x 2 1/8 in. (210.8 x 274.3 x 5.4 cm)
Signedverso, c.l.: M. Thomas
Mark(s)verso, c.l.: [Mickalene Thomas Studios label] verso, l.r., on stretcher: [Lévy Gorvy label]
Inscription(s)verso, c.l.: MTPT21-030 / Guernica (Resist #3), 2021 / 84 x 108 in
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2022.8
ClassificationMixed Media
Provenance(Lévy Gorvy, New York, NY); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2022
On ViewNo
Guernica (Resist #3)83 × 108 in.Standard/Movie Poster40 × 27 in.

This artwork's face covers about 8.3× the area of a standard movie poster.Drawn to the same scale.

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