Any doubts as to whether this rising star is merely a maker of blinged-out pictures should be put to rest by this startling and very strong show. Ambitiously large paintings update art-historical icons: Manet`s "Luncheon on the Grass" is recast with three black women (the artist is African-American), who gaze out at the viewer as frankly as the nude model in the original these beauties are clothed, albeit scantily, and unaccompanied by male gawkers. With their dizzying patterns and liberal use of rhinestones the compositions are so brash that it`s easy to miss the intricate harmonies Thomas pulls off in them. A series of room-size installations incorporating seventies furniture and décor mimic the museum’s period rooms and feel like walk-in collages. The show has its low points-a group of individual portraits are static and illustrational-but on the whole it`s a knockout. Through Jan. 20.