Photo of collection object LOVE RULES — Thomas, Hank Willis. LOVE RULES, 2018. Neon tubing, transformers, and electrical wires, 69 × 367 7/16 in. (175.3 × 933.3 cm). Gift of the Contemporary Art Committee and William K. Jacobs, Jr. Fund, 2019.10. © artist or artist's estate.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

LOVE RULES

2018

Hank Willis Thomas

American, born 1976

Contemporary Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Thomas, Hank Willis
Classification: Installation
Formatted Medium: Neon tubing, transformers, and electrical wires
Medium: neon, tubing, transformers, electrical, wires
Dimensions: 69 × 367 7/16 in. (175.3 × 933.3 cm)
Departments: Contemporary Art
Accession Number: 2019.10
Credit Line: Gift of the Contemporary Art Committee and William K. Jacobs, Jr. Fund
Exhibitions: Something to Say: Brooklyn Hi-Art! Machine, Deborah Kass, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, and Hank Willis Thomas
Rights Statement: © artist or artist's estate
Museum Location: Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
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