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Spotlight on Kehinde Wiley
Kehinde Wiley is on display at the National Gallery in London until 18 April! If you want to prepare your visit, we've got you covered on the coolest contemporary artist of them all. Did you know that he was the first black artist to paint the official portrait of a US president? That he portrays ghetto heroes in the manner of 17th century portrait painters? That he has painted stars like Michael Jackson, Notorious BIG and Samuel Eto'o? All this information about Kehinde Wiley, the "street portraitist" in our playlist of the week!
The works presented in the exhibition “Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic” raise questions about race, gender, and the politics of representation by portraying contemporary African American men and women using the conventions of traditional European portraiture.
Content produced by : Brooklyn Museum
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Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic
By: Brooklyn Museum

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LL Cool J: James Todd Smith, LL Cool J, by Kehinde Wiley
By: Smithsonian Education

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Sketchbook: Kehinde Wiley
By: Several Circles

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“Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic” video series
By: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

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Kehinde Wiley: The Truth about Obama’s Painter
By: Bartsy

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The Obama Portrait: Kehinde Wiley’s Painting in Context
By: Amor Sciendi

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Kehinde Wiley – Portraits, Power, & Presence
By: Stuff about Things