Kehinde Wiley at the National Gallery : the prelude /

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 pres...

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Main Authors: Riding, Christine
Corporate Authors: National Gallery (Great Britain)
Group Author: Whitley, Zoé; Wiley, Kehinde, 1977-; Thomas, Sarah, 1965-
Published: National Gallery Company,
Publisher Address: London :
New Haven, Connecticut :
Publication Dates: 2021.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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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.
Item Description: Published to accompany the exhibition held at The National Gallery, London, December 10, 2021-April 18, 2022.
Carrier Form: 112 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-110).
ISBN: 9781857096774
1857096770
Index Number: N6537
CLC: J171.21
Call Number: J171.21/R544