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Kehinde Wiley *Race, gender and the politics of representation are explored in a new exhibit featuring the work of artist Kehinde Wiley. According to BKReader.com, the exhibit, titled Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic, is an overview of Wiley’s 14-year career that includes 60 paintings and sculptures. The Brooklyn Museum will feature the exhibition, which […]

[…] vein on Obama’s forehead oddly looks like a sperm cell,” the Vigilant Citizen points out in an article titled “Strange Facts About Obama’s Portrait and its Painter Kehinde Wiley.” Photo Credit: Vigilant Citizen Wiley is known for his “colorful depictions of young black males over classical backdrops inspired from masterworks.” Some of his paintings also […]

[…] a  monument of a young African-American man that has been stationed permanently in Richmond, Virginia near the Confederate statue it was modeled after. The structure by artist Kehinde Wiley (he’s the artist who painted President Obama’s portrait hanging in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery) – is named “Rumors of War” and was unveiled Tuesday at […]

[…] going on a five-city museum tour that started earlier this summer. Actually, Barack and Michelle themselves won’t be touring, but their famous portraits will be. Painted by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, respectively, the tour’s first stop is at the Art Institute of Chicago until mid-August. Then the portraits will travel to Brooklyn, Los Angeles, […]

[…] I came out worthy.” OTHER NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED: Wanda Sykes Calls Omarosa One of the ‘Great Fails In Black History’ Photo Credit: Twitter.com Sources say artist Kehinde Wiley — who painted the former president Barack Obama before a background of greenery and flowers — has studios in China where he produces most of his […]

*Barack and Michelle Obama surfaced at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Monday morning for the unveiling of their official portraits. The former president’s portrait was painted by Kehinde Wiley, an artist best known for his vibrant, large-scale paintings of African-Americans posed in the style of Old Master paintings, regal, formal and filled with pops of […]

*Baltimore painter Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley have been commissioned to paint former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama’s official portraits for the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC Sherald garnered national attention after winning a portrait competition at the National Portrait Gallery. As noted by Baltimore Magazine, her painting “Miss Everything […]

[…] in Washington, D.C., Feb. 12, 2018. Photo by Pete Souza *On Feb. 12, Amy Sherald’s painting of Michelle Obama was unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery, alongside Kehinde Wiley’s portrait of President Barack Obama. Both Sherald and Wiley were interviewed and chosen for the job by the Obamas. As the former first lady revealed, “She […]

[…] – Cease. Now! Last night at Sanders Theatre, Colin Kaepernick, Dave Chappelle, Pamela J. Joyner, Bryan Stevenson, Shirley Ann Jackson, Florence C. Ladd, Kenneth I. Chenault, and Kehinde Wiley were honored with the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal https://t.co/xzFe4aBf2v pic.twitter.com/Lrc7wMrCNm — Harvard University (@Harvard) October 12, 2018 Kaepernick told the audience at the ceremony, “Love is at […]

[…] in Brooklyn and Rush Gallery in the Chelsea section of Manhattan. The galleries were the sites of early career exhibitions of artists like Simone Leigh, Wangechi Mutu, Kehinde Wiley, Mickalene Thomas, Sanford Biggers, Allison Janae Hamilton and many other artists that are dominating the contemporary art scene today. All told, Rush’s annual programming of exhibitions […]

[…] all inspired by the late icon. It ranges from 1980s pop portraits by Andy Warhol and Keith Haring to David LaChapelle’s depictions of a Christ-like Jackson and Kehinde Wiley’s vast portrait of the entertainer as a king on horseback. Curator Nicholas Cullinan said Wednesday that, nine years after Jackson’s death, the show explores “how he […]

[…] will embark on a five-city tour in summer 2021. Residents in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Atlanta and Houston will have a chance to see in person Kehinde Wiley’s official portrait of President Obama and Amy Sherald’s painting of the first lady, which were unveiled in 2018. Times art critic Christopher Knight wrote that their […]

[…] private ceremony on Feb. 12 at the National Portrait Gallery that will offer the first look at the new works of art, the Smithsonian announced Wednesday. Artist Kehinde Wiley, who the Smithsonian says is “best known for his vibrant, large-scale paintings of African Americans,” was chosen by the National Portrait Gallery to paint the former […]

[…] powerful military commander, and Archduke Leopold Wilhelm​ (1614-1662), an Austrian military commander (below). Images courtesy of Nobilified Esquire reports that this concept is not completely new. Artist Kehinde Wiley is known for depicting black men in the poses of Old Masters paintings, a tradition that historically denied such groups. Snoop has sold more than 35 […]

[…] New York Post. His show will “explore the dialogue between music and art” and feature work by the likes of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Glenn Ligon, Kara Walker and Kehinde Wiley. Drake will also select songs to pair with each work. The music will be available at listening stations around the gallery through Beats headphones. More artists […]