Kehinde Wiley at the National Gallery : the prelude

The Resource Kehinde Wiley at the National Gallery : the prelude
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Kehinde Wiley at the National Gallery : the prelude
Title remainder
the prelude
Statement of responsibility
Christine Riding with contributions by Sarah Thomas, Zoé Whitley and Kehinde Wiley
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Artist
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Language
eng
Summary
The American artist Kehinde Wiley (b. 1977) is best known for his spectacular portraits of African Americans with knowing references to the grand European tradition of painting. He was commissioned in 2017 to paint Barack Obama, becoming the first Black artist to paint an official portrait of a president of the United States. His work makes reference to old master paintings by positioning contemporary Black sitters in the pose of the original historical figures, raising issues of power and identity, and the absence or relegation of Black and minority-ethnic figures within European art. For his first collaboration with a major UK gallery, Wiley will depart from portraiture to explore the European landscape tradition through the medium of film and painting, casting Black Londoners from the streets of Soho. His new works will explore European Romanticism and its focus on epic scenes of oceans and mountains, drawing inspiration from the National Gallery's masterpieces in landscape and seascape. -- publisher's statement
Cataloging source
UKMGB
Dewey number
759.13
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
ND1329.W545
LC item number
A4 2021
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • bibliography
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