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Kehinde Wiley

May. 24, 2019

COSTUME TROIS-PIÈCES, MAIN DROITE SUR LA POITRINE, MAIN GAUCHE SUR UN SCEPTRE D’AUTORITÉ. Sur son site Internet, Kehinde Wiley, 42 ans, prend crânement la pose, au risque du ridicule. Qu’on se rassure, le peintre américain, qui expose à Paris à partir du 18 mai, n’a pas la grosse tête. S’il mime un…

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