 | | 2015-02-25 03:52
From blog Artfully Awear
KEHINDE WILEY | BROOKLYN MUSEUM
Through the exhibition New Horizons , which just opened at the Brooklyn Museum , Kehinde Wiley proves that it is possible to create a place for African Americans within the canon of Art History , and that it can be done beautifully and poignantly, while still eliciting questions and inciting change. The exhibition highlights various series of Wiley's works, including many paintings as well as a grouping of stained glass pieces. For much of his work, Wiley appropriates poses from heroic portraiture , but replaces the subjects with African American youth, usually male (though he branched...
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