Kehinde Wiley

This Week In Culture: January 16 – January 22, 2023

Jan. 16, 2023

Welcome to This Week in Culture, a weekly agenda of show openings and events in major cities across the globe. From galleries to institutions and one-of-a-kind happenings, our ongoing survey highlights the best of contemporary culture, for those willing to make the journey. FOG Design + Art 2023 Fort Mason Center…

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Kehinde Wiley’s Mesmerizing Exhibition in Venice Offers an Elegy for Global Victims of Colonialism

The ancient Hellenistic marble the Dying Gaul is among the most famous—and unusual—sculptures from classical history. The tenderly wrought work, now in Rome’s Capitoline Museum, depicts a Celtic warrior dying heroically in defeat, following a battle against the forces of Attalus I, the King of Pergamon, who commissioned the piece. The sculpture is renowned for its depiction of an enemy combatant as a heroic and empathetic figure, and it comes to mind as an important precedent for Kehinde Wiley’s “An Archaeology of Silence,” a mesmerizing exhibition of paintings and sculptures on view through July 24 at Venice’s Fondazione Giorgio Cini. »

Artist Kehinde Wiley’s New Clothing Collection is a Visual Masterpiece

World-renowned visual artist Kehinde Wiley—best known for his vibrant portrayals of contemporary African-American and African-diasporic individuals that subvert the hierarchies and conventions of European and American portraiture—has launched a diverse collection of clothing and signature items. The collection features the artist’s personal favorite compositions from his archive and offers a new opportunity to engage with his bold and beautiful oeuvres. »

Kehinde Wiley

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This Week In Culture: January 16 – January 22, 2023

In Pictures: the Musée d’Orsay Presents Kehinde Wiley’s Fallen Figures Alongside the Historic Sculptures That Inspired Them

Kehinde Wiley’s Mesmerizing Exhibition in Venice Offers an Elegy for Global Victims of Colonialism

Artist Kehinde Wiley’s New Clothing Collection is a Visual Masterpiece

A brush with… Kehinde Wiley

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Kehinde Wiley

The Edition

This Week In Culture: January 16 – January 22, 2023

In Pictures: the Musée d’Orsay Presents Kehinde Wiley’s Fallen Figures Alongside the Historic Sculptures That Inspired Them

Kehinde Wiley’s Mesmerizing Exhibition in Venice Offers an Elegy for Global Victims of Colonialism

Artist Kehinde Wiley’s New Clothing Collection is a Visual Masterpiece

A brush with… Kehinde Wiley

CXA

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