Kehinde Wiley A New Republic
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COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETINGVIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS200 N. Boulevard I Richmond, Virginia 23220-4007www.vmfa.museum/pressroom I T 804.204.2704FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 26, 2016 Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic A mid-career retrospective of a prolific artist opens June 11An exhibition featuring portraits by one of the country’sleading contemporary artists will be on view June 11through September 5 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Composed of more than 50 monumental paintings andsculptures, Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic raises intriguingquestions about race, identity, and the politics ofrepresentation
Recognized for his portrayal of contemporary AfricanAmerican men using conventions of traditional Europeanportraiture, Wiley has expanded his vision to includewomen and cultures from around the globe. In addition tolesser-known early works, this exhibition also explores newdevelopments, which include bronze busts, “paintings” instained glass, and works from his World Stage series
“Kehinde Wiley is one of the most popular artists inAmerica today,” Director Alex Nyerges said. “The VirginiaMuseum of Fine Arts was one of the first comprehensive Kehinde Wiley (American), Willem vanart museums to acquire his portraits, and we are thrilled to Heythuysen, 2006. oil, enamel on canvas. Arthur and Margaret Glasgowpresent a larger selection of his work to the public. These Fund Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,paintings and sculptures challenge centuries of stereotypes, Richmondand we hope our visitors will feel engaged and make theconnection between Wiley’s works and those in our galleries.”Wiley selects the subjects for his portraits through the process of “street casting” by enlisting youngmen and women to pose for his paintings. These people, wearing hoodies, jeans, and baseball caps,are contrasted against ornate backgrounds that evoke an aristocratic style of portraiture. By replacingEuropean aristocrats with black subjects, Wiley points out the absence of African Americans fromsuch historical narratives
The works on view will include selections from his ongoing World Stage series, where Wiley’s workhas taken on a global perspective. In addition to establishing a studio in Beijing, China, Wiley hasspent time in Africa, France, Israel, Jamaica, Haiti, and other countries. Portraits of women from theAn Economy of Grace series include The Two Sisters, which was lent to the exhibition by VMFA Boardof Trustees President William A. Royall, Jr., and his wife, Pamela
More To help visitors make their own connections between the works in the exhibition and works in thecollection, VMFA has prepared a space, The Art Lounge: Connect Kehinde Wiley to VMFA, wherevisitors can access art history books, touch screens, and free cards to look deeper into Wiley’s artisticprocess. A map also will be available to help locate all 12 corresponding works in VMFA’s galleries
The exhibition is organized by the Brooklyn Museum and curated by Eugenie Tsai, John andBarbara Vogelstein Curator of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum. VMFA’s AssociateCurator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Sarah Eckhardt, PhD., is the organizing curator forVMFA
Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic is made possible by the Henry Luce Foundation and the NationalEndowment for the Arts. The presenting sponsor at VMFA is Altria Group with additionalinstitutional support from the Julia Louise Reynolds Fund, Norfolk Southern Corporation, and theRichmond (VA) Chapter, The Links, Incorporated
About Kehinde WileyKehinde Wiley was born in Los Angeles and received a BFA from San Francisco Art Institute in1999, as well as an MFA from Yale University in 2001. His works are in the collections of more than40 museums, such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Museum of Contemporary Art,Los Angeles; the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; andthe Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Wiley has had solo exhibitions at the Phoenix Art Museum; theColumbus Museum of Art, Ohio; the Portland Art Museum, Oregon; the Jewish Museum, NewYork; and the Studio Museum in Harlem, among other museums. His work has been the subject of10 monographs to date. Wiley is currently working on multiple projects, including a monumentalpainting for a commission with “ART in Embassies” for the new United States Embassy in SantoDomingo, Dominican Republic
About the exhibition TITLE: Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic DATES: June 11 – September 5, 2016 CURATOR: Coordinating curator for VMFA is Dr. Sarah Eckhardt, Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art ORGANIZER: Eugenie Tsai, John and Barbara Vogelstein Curator of Contemporary Art, Brooklyn Museum
NUMBER OF WORKS: 55 ITINERARY: Brooklyn Museum of Art: Feb. 20–May 24, 2015; Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas: Sept. 20, 2015–Jan. 10, 2016; Seattle Art Museum: Feb. 11–May 8, 2016; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: June 11–Sept. 5, 2016; Phoenix Museum of Art; Oct. 7, 2016–Jan. 8, 2017; Toledo Museum of Art: February 10 – May 14, 2017; Oklahoma City Museum of Art: June 16 – Sept. 10, 2017 ADMISSION: Free for VMFA members, children 6 and under, and active military personnel and their immediate families; $12 for adults; $10 for seniors 65+, adult groups of 10 or more, college students, youth (7-17) and students with school ID
CATALOGUE: A fully illustrated catalogue published by the Brooklyn Museum and DelMonico Books/Prestel accompanies the exhibition and will be available for purchase at the VMFA Gift Shop ($39.95 paperback; $49.95 hardcover)
Page 2 About the Virginia Museum of Fine ArtsVMFA’s permanent collection encompasses more than 35,000 works of art spanning 5,000 years ofworld history. Its collections of Art Nouveau and Art Deco, English silver, Fabergé, and the art ofSouth Asia are among the finest in the nation. With acclaimed holdings in American, BritishSporting, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist, and Modern and Contemporary art – and additionalstrengths in African, Ancient, East Asian, and European – VMFA ranks as one of the topcomprehensive art museums in the United States. Programs include educational activities and studioclasses for all ages, plus lively after-hours events. VMFA’s Statewide Partnership program includestraveling exhibitions, artist and teacher workshops, and lectures across the Commonwealth. VMFA,a certified Virginia Green attraction, is open 365 days a year and general admission is always free
For additional information, telephone 804-340-1400 or visit www.vmfa.museum
###Press Contact:Allan Altholz, [email protected], 804.204.2702Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Boulevard, Richmond VA 23220-4007 Page 3
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What are the themes of kehinde wileys a new republic?
The works presented in Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic raise questions about race, gender, and the politics of representation by portraying contemporary African American men and women using the conventions of traditional European portraiture.
Who organized kehinde wileys new republic?
Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic is organized by Eugenie Tsai, John and Barbara Vogelstein Curator of Contemporary Art, Brooklyn Museum. A fully illustrated catalogue published by the Brooklyn Museum and DelMonico Books • Prestel accompanies the exhibition.
What is kehinde wileys world stage?
The exhibition includes a selection of Wiley’s World Stage paintings, begun in 2006, in which he takes his street casting process to other countries, widening the scope of his collaboration. Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic is organized by Eugenie Tsai, John and Barbara Vogelstein Curator of Contemporary Art, Brooklyn Museum.
What kind of sculpture does kehinde wiley do?
Though Kehinde Wiley is best known for his painted portraits, here he shifts from painting to sculpture. In both the lift and turn of the young man’s head and the open V of his zippered collar, this bronze refers to an eighteenth-century marble bust by Jean-Antoine Houdon.