Talk:Kehinde Wiley

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Although I don't feel I have enough information to edit the article, Wiley is notable. He has been featured in the Believer magazine and will be a part of "Recognize! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture" at the Smithsonian Institute from Feb. 8 through Oct. 26, according to Paste Magazine (Feb 2008). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.178.187 (talk) 15:40, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Wiley's painting Le Roi a la Chasse is displayed in the permanent collection of the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas in Austin. I agree he is sufficiently notable for inclusion in Wikipedia.--Euthman (talk) 18:42, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Could we get some more pictures?
...especially the ones from An Economy of Grace? It would be great to get some pics of the models, the dresses, the dress designers, and a list of the PD works referenced as well. We could use this for the Art& Feminism wikiproject. Jane (talk) 11:46, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Gay
Wiley is gay, this is all over the net, see for example http://dot429.com/articles/1436-kehinde-wiley-gay-artist-shattering-concepts-of-normalcy So you should add a tag of LGBT at the bottom — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.182.117.162 (talk) 08:33, 15 August 2015 (UTC)

This article says that Wiley identifies as bisexual. This is incorrect. Both of the sources cited say he identifies as gay. In the second source he says he is not bisexual.

Ineffabletuesday (talk) 02:50, 4 April 2018 (UTC)

Racist
Many people believe Wiley is racist just because he chooses to only paint portraits of African American/black people. I can assure you that he is not. The reason that he only paints black/African american people is because this is the essence of his art. You wouldn't ever think to see a black person on a great white stallion, wearing gold jewelry, and showing the power that they have. Kehinde wants and needs us to start thinking this way. Damn, is 2016 and people are still going crazy about racism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.57.23.82 (talk) 20:18, 28 November 2015 (UTC)


 * The fact that he can only project Black Power by copying and reappropriating classical notions ingrained in European imagery usurps everything he claims to be about! 2001:8003:70F5:2400:4438:7235:2181:C9E6 (talk) 23:16, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

How about the fact he paints pictures of blacks swinging around severed heads of whites? 71.185.227.209 (talk) 14:50, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

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Organization of article
U|DynaGirl The only content I removed was duplicate information about Wiley being selected to paint Obama, which is now redundant as the painting has its own section. Most of the references was simply about Wiley selected,but if some of them have valuable other information they can of course be included elsewhere in the article. Otherwise, I do think the paintings sections should follow directly after the Career section, they are kind of subsection to his overall painting career. Personal life should be near the end, not in the middle, and it's also normal to have recognition at the end.Iselilja (talk) 17:01, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
 * My apologies. I seem to have misread the edit summary interpreting the moved material as being deleted from the article. I restored your reorganization. --DynaGirl (talk) 17:10, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

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Obama portrait
I've redirected Barack Obama (Wiley) to this article, for now, but a standalone article may be possible given the amount of coverage. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 15:35, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Update: See President Barack Obama (painting). --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 15:14, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Request for photo?
There's already a photo … so I've removed the request for a photo, as it is obviously not needed. Prisoner of Zenda (talk) 09:52, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Who paints Kehinde's Paintings?
The vast majority of Kehinde's work is undertaken by workshops of dozens of uncredited Chinese assistants who churn out paintings based on his 'ideas'. It would be interesting to ascertain to what degree Kehinde contributes to each of his works and whether such credit is warranted if that contribution is less than (say) 50%. It is also a story that speaks to the nature of modern art; the Gallery and Retail space that encourages the fabrication of factory-made 'art' that sells off of celebrity rather than any inherit value. The level of artistic ownership that supposedly differentiates between the $500,000 'original' and the $50 copy available at any asian tourist hotspot is becoming increasingly intangible. This is especially relevant to Kehinde as most of his work is reimagined derivatives of other peoples work. 2001:8003:70F5:2400:4438:7235:2181:C9E6 (talk) 23:11, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

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