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PREORDER: Der Greif 18 — Tomorrow is Today — Hank Willis Thomas
Der Greif has invited internationally celebrated conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas, supported by Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung, to guest-edit Issue 18.
Under the theme “TOMORROW IS TODAY”, this issue confronts the “now” to shape a conscious future. What if tomorrow were already here? What if today was our last chance to choose love over hate, action over apathy, community over chaos?
We invited image makers, visual storytellers, and artists from all over the world to respond to this fierce urgency of now — a time when delay is dangerous and inaction risks the loss of possibility. Inspired by the final published words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Issue 18 asks: Can we live the future we hope for – today?
Artists from across the globe answered this call, and Hank Willis Thomas has selected the works shown in this issue. Together, they form a powerful record of a moment defined by courage, clarity, and care.
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Hank Willis Thomas was born in 1976 in Plainfield, New Jersey. He lives and works in Brooklyn.
Thomas is a conceptual artist whose work explores how mass media, advertising, and popular culture shape our understanding of race, identity, and history. Working across photography, sculpture, installation, and public art, he reframes familiar images to reveal hidden narratives. Notable projects include B®anded, Unbranded, and the large-scale public art commission The Embrace (2023) on Boston Common.
His work has been exhibited globally, including the International Center of Photography, Crystal Bridges, Henry Art Gallery, and is held in the collections of the Guggenheim, Whitney, and the Victoria & Albert Museum, among many others. He is a co-founder of For Freedoms and has received honors such as the Guggenheim Fellowship and the U.S. State Department Medal of Arts (2023).
Cover Image by: Bubi Canal Contributing Artists: Aakash Gulzar, Alex Charey, Alyssa Meadows, Amy Elkins, Andrzej Kramarz, Ariel Arias, Ashkan Shabani, Ashley Chappell, Ashley Saladin, Bella Tozini, Camila Hermes, Cara Judea Alhadeff, Carlotta Guerra, Charles Muir Lovell, Chrystel Mukeba, Christoph Zerr, Christopher Carruth, Dávid Biró, Dana Mueller Robinson, Daniel Roa, Danielle Hardy, Dave Cohen, Eden Levi, Elijah Chavez, elin slavick, Elizabeth Miller, Epiphany Knedler, Erica Silverman, Galina Semenova, Heidi Kirjavainen, Heather Smith, Hiro Tanaka, Ian Willms, Illya BEL, Irina Cheremisina, Jacqueline Neale, Jacqueline Zilberberg, Jaewon Choi, Jamil Baldwin, Jesse Barnes, Jessamyn Lovell, Joseph Ladrón de Guevara Coca, Josue Rivas, Kang-Chun Cheng, Katelyn Kopenhaver, Kelly Xintaris, Kreative Kwame, Laurent Barrera, Lucas Ziegler, Manuela Gaona, Marco Frattaruolo, Mariia Horshkova, Marcie Omen, Mark Zimmerman, Maryam Touzani, Marylise Vigneau, Matthew Chung, Matthew Shain, Mauro Macchioni, Michael Najjar, Mickey Smith, Miller Lyle, Minami Ivory, Mitchell Squire, Muhammad Amdad Hossain, Mulanga Mbedzi, Natali Agrzykova, Natalie Grant, Neil Berkowitz, Ogorogile Nong, Oleg Savunov, Olha Koval, Olivier Lavenac, Paul O'Malley, Piotr Skubisz, Polly Garnett, Rasha Al Jundi, Rona Bar and Ofek Avshalom, Samuel Solazzo, saurabh narang, Subrata Dey, Sveta Kaverina, Tahirah Rasheed, Tlotliso Mapana, Varvara Uhlik, Victoria Ruiz, Weronika Jędrzejczak, Yichu Li, Yuki Furusawa.
Art Direction Simon Lovermann, Leon Kirchlechner
Layout Carolina Semprucci, Simon Lovermann, Leon Kirchlechner
