Hank Willis Thomas (American, born 1976). <em>LOVE RULES</em>, 2018. Neon tubing, transformers, and electrical wires, 69 × 367 7/16 in. (175.3 × 933.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Contemporary Art Committee and William K. Jacobs, Jr. Fund, 2019.10. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Photo: Jonathan Dorado, Brooklyn Museum, DIG_E_2018_Something_To_Say_Hank_Willis_Thomas_01_PS11.jpg)

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Hank Willis Thomas (American, born 1976). LOVE RULES, 2018. Neon tubing, transformers, and electrical wires, 69 × 367 7/16 in. (175.3 × 933.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Contemporary Art Committee and William K. Jacobs, Jr. Fund, 2019.10. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Photo: Jonathan Dorado, Brooklyn Museum, DIG_E_2018_Something_To_Say_Hank_Willis_Thomas_01_PS11.jpg)

LOVE RULES

Hank Willis Thomas

Contemporary Art

On View: Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor

ARTIST Hank Willis Thomas, American, born 1976

MEDIUM Neon tubing, transformers, and electrical wires

DATES 2018

DIMENSIONS 69 × 367 7/16 in. (175.3 × 933.3 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS 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

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor

CAPTION Hank Willis Thomas (American, born 1976). LOVE RULES, 2018. Neon tubing, transformers, and electrical wires, 69 × 367 7/16 in. (175.3 × 933.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Contemporary Art Committee and William K. Jacobs, Jr. Fund, 2019.10. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Photo: Jonathan Dorado, Brooklyn Museum, DIG_E_2018_Something_To_Say_Hank_Willis_Thomas_01_PS11.jpg)

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IMAGE in situ, DIG_E_2018_Something_To_Say_Hank_Willis_Thomas_01_PS11.jpg. Photo: Jonathan Dorado, Brooklyn Museum, 2018

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LOVE RULES

Hank Willis Thomas

Contemporary Art

On View: Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor

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