Superstar artist Kehinde Wiley sat for a portrait by Kwaku Alston that’s now being used to promote the painter’s debut show at Sean Kelly Gallery, titled “An Economy of Grace,” here in New York…
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Kehinde Wiley, whose first show at Sean Kelly Gallery has just opened. Photo by Kwaku Alston.
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Wiley—whose work is in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among many others—is best known for his portraits of African-American men. But for this exhibition, on view through June 16, he turned his focus to African-America women, using models he found primarily through street casting. Their poses were inspired by famous works by artists such as John Singer Sargent, and the women are attired in long dresses designed by Riccardo Tisci, creative director of Givenchy, reports ArtDaily.org. Read more about the show at the Sean Kelly Gallery site.
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