Kehinde Wiley

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Picturing the Obamas TrailerPaint & Pitchfork TrailerBlack Art: In the Absence of Light Trailer

Kehinde Wiley is a New York City-based portrait painter who is known for his highly naturalistic paintings of African-Americans.

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Picturing the Obamas Trailer (2022)

10 September 2022

Viewers learn from curators, journalists and art critics about the ways in which the Obamas’ portraits commissioned by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery disrupt traditional presidential portraiture and spur museums to reach new audiences.

Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace Trailer (2014)

05 September 2014

Known for his vibrant reinterpretations of classical portraits featuring African-American men, New York-based painter Kehinde Wiley has turned the practice of portraiture on its head and in the process has taken the art world by storm.

Gauguin: A Dangerous Life Trailer (2019)

01 December 2019

Gauguin’s vivid artworks sell for millions. He was an inspired and committed multi-media artist who worked with the Impressionists and had a tempestuous relationship with Vincent van Gogh.

Black Art: In the Absence of Light Trailer (2021)

09 February 2021

An introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today, inspired by the late David Driskell's landmark 1976 exhibition, "Two Centuries of Black American Art.

Paint & Pitchfork Trailer (2022)

09 June 2022

This profile of celebrated artists Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley provides insight into why they make art and their unique perspectives on painting portraits.