Last night, the Grand Palais did what it does best: it swallowed us whole. Beneath its soaring glass canopy in the heart of Paris, Mickalene Thomas unveiled a world of big, unapologetic beauty, monumental collages of women rendered in rich color, rhinestones, patterns, and power. This major exhibition at the Grand Palais feels lush and defiant at once, a celebration of femininity that refuses to be quiet. What made the evening especially moving was the care with which Black bodies are repres[...]
