Eyes Wide Open. Kehinde Wiley. A New Republic. Running through May 24, 2015 at The Brookly

Eyes Wide Open. Kehinde Wiley. A New Republic. Running through May 24, 2015 at The Brooklyn Museum.Meet the artist.There is no better introduction to this exhibit than from Kehinde Wiley himself. (3:42)Encountering the work at The Brooklyn Museum. A celebration of monument, operatic testimony, masterful exuberance with a mighty protest to the politics of representation. (photos by darla villani)Listen / Black Lives Reimagined - a conversation with Kehinde Wiley & Leonard Lopate. (18:00)Kehinde Wiley / A New Republic thru 5.24. at The Brooklyn Museum - The exhibition includes an overview of the artist’s prolific fourteen-year career and features sixty paintings, sculpture and stained glass.Coming Attractions / As part of this weekend’s ‪Target’s First Saturdays, The Brooklyn Museum will be screening the PBS documentary, “Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace” May 2, 2015. The events starts at 5 p.m with music, a curator talk and a screening. Trailer below. Read on.This post originated via my monthly newsletter, hop on. -- source link

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