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Mickalene Thomas Sued Over Artwork | Art News
Artist Mickalene Thomas is embroiled in a high-stakes lawsuit after photographer Barbara Karant accuses her of stealing and profiting from Karant’s copyrighted photos without permission—specifically from Karant’s haunting “820 Ebony/Jet” series documenting the abandoned offices of iconic Black magazines. Karant claims Thomas has copied over a dozen of her images wholesale into paintings and installations, even altering them, and only discovered the unauthorized use in 2025—despite some exhibitions opening years earlier. The suit alleges Thomas used Karant’s work to boost her own fame and…
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