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Black woman looks down at a black child presumably her daughter based on the title of the artwork. The woman presses a finger onto the Childs chin and they both wear matching hair styles and earrings.

Detail: Hank Willis Thomas, Kama Mama, Kama Binti (Like Mother, Like Daughter), 1971/2008, from Unbranded: Reflections in Black by Corporate America, edition 4/5, 2008. Digital chromogenic print. Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. © HWT

Dates

September 02- December 20, 2026

Location

Zimmerli Art Museum

71 Hamilton Street New Brunswick, NJ, 08901

Gallery

Voorhees Gallery

Information

Admission at the Zimmerli is FREE to everyone. Tickets are not required for exhibitions

Hank Willis Thomas: LOVERULES — From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation

Hank Willis Thomas: LOVERULES — From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation brings together nearly 90 works by conceptual artist and activist Hank Willis Thomas (born 1976; Plainfield, New Jersey). Surveying the artist’s most iconic artworks across a range of media, the exhibition explores how images shape perception, identity, and values. By questioning what feels familiar, Thomas connects historical moments of resistance to our lives today and invites us to remain open to change. 

LOVERULES is organized by the Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, and curated by Shamim M. Momin, Director and Chief Curator of The Bronx Museum. Lead sponsorship is provided by the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation.

This exhibition is made possible through generous support from donors to the Zimmerli’s Major Exhibition Fund: Kathrin and James Bergin, Sundaa and Randy Jones, Heena and Hemanshu Pandya, and Mark L. Pomerantz. 

The Zimmerli’s operations, exhibitions, and programs are funded in part by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and income from the Avenir Endowment Fund and the Andrew W. Mellon Endowment Fund, among others. Additional support comes from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and the museum’s donors, members, and friends. 

Generous support for bilingual text is provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.

Four logos representing the organizations listed above sit next to each other horizontally. They all feature text of the organization name and a small graphic logo.

Exhibition Preview

Hank Willis Thomas, An All Colored Cast, 2019. UV print on retroreflective vinyl, mounted on Dibond. Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer. © Hank Willis Thomas

Image: Courtesy of Kayne Griffin, now Pace Los Angeles

Hank Willis Thomas, Scarred Chest, from the series B®anded, edition MAP 5, 2003. Digital chromogenic print. Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. © Hank Willis Thomas

Hank Willis Thomas, Kama Mama, Kama Binti (Like Mother, Like Daughter), 1971/2008, from Unbranded: Reflections in Black by Corporate America, edition 4/5, 2008. Digital chromogenic print. Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. © Hank Willis Thomas

Hank Willis Thomas, I Am Your Man, edition 1/1, 2012. Liquitex on canvas. Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. © Hank Willis Thomas

Hank Willis Thomas, But she has other important uses as well, 1944/2015, from Unbranded: A Century of White Women, edition AP 2/, 2015. Digital chromogenic print. Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. © Hank Willis Thomas

Hank Willis Thomas, At the twilight's last gleaming?, 2021. Mixed media. Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer. © Hank Willis Thomas