Kehinde Wiley exhibit uses historic icons to expose systemic violence against Black people

Kehinde Wiley exhibit uses historic icons to expose systemic violence against Black people

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Kehinde Wiley is best known for his distinctive presidential portrait of Barack Obama. But Wiley has spent most of his career painting vibrant portrayals of everyday Black men and women. A new exhibition of his work focuses on grief and mourning and also asks whose lives have value. Jeffrey Brown…

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