Rubin Singleton, Kehinde Wiley via Studio Museum Harlem

Kehinde Wiley is back at the Studio Museum Harlem, where he began his career as an artist-in-residence immediately after earning his MFA from Yale. This time, he is in the Studio Museum in the form of a solo show of his latest work “The World Stage: Africa, Lagos ~ Dakar.”  Wiley is known for his portraiture of urban young African-American men painted in 18th and 19th-century style.  In his “World Stage” series, Wiley is focusing on the urban black man in other countries, studying their history, culture and art. The ten paintings on display in the Studio Museum until October 26, 2008, are from his latest trip to Lagos, Nigeria and Dakar, Senegal.

Portraitist Kehinde Wiley temporarily sets up shop in Africa [TimeOut]
Kehinde Wiley, THE WORLD STAGE: AFRICA LAGOS~DAKAR [Studio Museum Harlem]
Colliding Worlds [The Morning News]
Toppling the Ivory Tower [The Art Newspaper]
Kehinde Wiley: Studio Museum in Harlem [ArtForum]
Kehide Wiley ” The World Stage: Arica, Lagos ~ Dakar” Exhibition [NY Art Beat] (more…)