RUMORS OF WARS

Rumors of wars

Kehinde Wiley revealed his first public sculpture in Times Square, presented by Times Square Arts in partnership with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The work is a direct response to the confederate memorials across the US. The monumental sculpture features an African-American man dressed in Urban streetwear sitting on a horse in a striking pose. ‘Rumors of War’ is a powerful repositioning of young black men in our public consciousness, and engages the national conversation around monuments and their role in telling incomplete narratives in today’s contemporary world.