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Indlæser... Kehinde Wiley: A New Republicaf Connie H. Choi
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. This beautifully produced book was brought together on the occasion of a retrospective exhibit of Kehinde Wiley's work at the Brooklyn Museum in 2015. The plates are arranged chronologically and many are accompanied by short essays by a wide variety of art historians, art critics, artists, and even poets that contextualize and respond to Wiley's work. In addition, two longer essays start out the book by giving us an introduction to the exhibit and an overview of Wiley's work and its reception. I was mostly familiar with Wiley from his portrait of President Obama in the National Portrait Gallery, and just slightly aware of his other paintings. Spending some time with this work and reading the accompanying reflections gave me a deeper appreciation for what Wiley is doing and how exactly he is doing it. I am jealous of anyone who has gotten to see his work in person, especially all in context at one of his openings -- they sound wild! This was given to me as a gift by a friend who apparently has a sixth sense for what will hit me just right (thanks, Des ( ) This gorgeous book is the catalog for an exhibit of Wiley's work at the Brooklyn Museum. There are two longish contextual essays and dozens of shorter blog-like entries by numerous authors addressing specific plates or groups of plates. Some of them are more art historical, some more personal, and others are poems. Among the artists I know, none of them like Wiley that much (maybe they're just jealous!). I realize he's not exactly avant-garde but I adore his work. I find it conceptually important and visually invigorating. My students like him, too. I think he hits the sweet spot of approachability and rigor that he is going for. This book is awesome and I really enjoyed reading through it and absorbing the outstanding production values of the huge full-color plates. It is always a treat to see a Wiley painting in person, but this is the next best thing. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Celebrated for his classically styled paintings that depict African American men in heroic poses, Kehinde Wiley is among the expanding ranks of prominent black artists - such as Mickalene Thomas, Yinka Shonibare, Kerry James Marshall and Sanford Biggers - who are reworking art history and questioning its depictions of people of colour. This volume surveys Wiley's career from 2001 to the present. It includes early portraits of the men Wiley observed on Harlem's streets, and which laid the foundation for his acclaimed reworkings of Old Master paintings by Titian, van Dyke, Manet and others, in which he replaces historical subjects with young African American men in contemporary attire: puffy jackets, sneakers, hoodies and baseball caps. Also included is a generous selection from Wiley's ongoing World Stage project; several of his enormous Down paintings; striking male portrait busts in bronze; and examples from the artist's new series of stained-glass windows. Accompanying the illustrations are essays that introduce readers to the arc of Wiley's career, its critical reception, and ongoing evolution. Published in association with the Brooklyn Museum, New York. AUTHOR: Eugenie Tsai is the John and Barbara Vogelstein Curator of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum in New York. Previously she was Director of Curatorial Affairs at the PS1 Contemporary Art Center in Queens, New York, and Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs for New York's Whitney Museum of American Art. 100 colour illustrations No library descriptions found. |
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