Today, Kehinde Wiley debuts “An Economy of Grace” at Sean Kelly Gallery. The show features portraits of black women, a first for the painter. “This series of works attempts to reconcile the presence of black female stereotypes that surrounds their presence and/or absence in art history, and the notions of beauty, spectacle, and the ‘grand’ in painting,” Wiley says. Up from May 5th-June 16th. http://www.vogue.com/vogue-daily/article/the-art-of-fashion-kehinde-wiley-joins-forces-with-riccardo-tisci-for-his-latest-exhibit/ //salome

Today, Kehinde Wiley debuts “An Economy of Grace” at Sean Kelly Gallery. The show features portraits of black women, a first for the painter.

“This series of works attempts to reconcile the presence of black female stereotypes that surrounds their presence and/or absence in art history, and the notions of beauty, spectacle, and the ‘grand’ in painting,” Wiley says.

Up from May 5th-June 16th.

http://www.vogue.com/vogue-daily/article/the-art-of-fashion-kehinde-wiley-joins-forces-with-riccardo-tisci-for-his-latest-exhibit/

//salome

May. 5 2012
#Kehinde Wiley #Riccardo Tisci #urban baroque #Sean Kelly Gallery #black women
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