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Khalif Tahir Thompson explores self-identity, race and family in new exhibition, "Beautiful Land"

Podcast: arts24
Published: Jun 4, 2026
Duration seconds: 769
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He's been described as a prodigy of African-American art. Khalif Tahir Thompson combines vibrant colours and family photos in portraits painted for his new exhibition, "Beautiful Land" at Paris' Zidoun-Bossuyt gallery. He talks to us about the two movements which inspired his work, Fauvism and the Harlem Renaissance and why Beauford Delaney inspired him artistically. He also talks about his upbringing and self-identity through his work.