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An Economy of Grace

“An Economy of Grace” is Kehinde Wiley’s first group of paintings dedicated entirely to female subjects. In his documentary “Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace,” Kehinde documents the selection process of the women he includes as well as the overall process of creating his art. Kehinde Wiley produced “An Economy of Grace” by delving into the history of how women had been portrayed in paintings, specifically in 21st century paintings. In “An Economy of Grace,” Wiley “highlights the process of objectification and the very terms on which objectification is constructed.” According to Wiley, “the series of work attempts to reconcile the presence of black female stereotypes that surrounds their presence and/or absence in art history.”