The Shifting Perspective in Kehinde Wiley's Portrait of Barack Obama

Wiley’s best works seem haunted by a quiet uncertainty: Are these depictions of black people crashing the party of power ironic, or meant to reflect some real and hoped-for future?
Vinson Cunningham reviews Kehinde Wiley’s portrait of Barack Obama for the Smithsonian.

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Barack Obama Chooses Kehinde Wiley to Paint Official Presidential Portrait

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Michelle Obama The New Yorker

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Barack Obama's Presidential Portrait by Kehinde Wiley Is Unveiled

Milwaukee Art Museum - Kehinde Wiley depicts young Black men and women in a realistic style reminiscent of Renaissance portraits, adorned with Baroque or Rococo decorative patterns. He keeps his models—often strangers

Kehinde Wiley - Artists - Sean Kelly Gallery

Kehinde Wiley - Artists - Sean Kelly Gallery

Kehinde Wiley - 藝術家 - Sean Kelly Gallery

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Kehinde Wiley, Barack Obama (2018), Available for Sale

Kehinde Wiley's fallen figure