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Kehinde Wiley: Colorful Realm

By (artist) Kehinde Wiley, Edited by Stephanie Emerson, Foreword by Julie Roberts, Text by Allison Glenn, Text by Hollis Goodall, Text by Yukio Lippit

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New paintings from Wiley that examine how nature is depicted and symbolized in Japanese art This striking volume presents a new body of work by American painter Kehinde Wiley, who is best known for his vibrant portraiture of Black people that subverts the hierarchies and conventions of classical European and American portraiture. Drawing inspiration from Japanese nature paintings of the Edo period (ca. 1600â€“1868), Wiley parallels traditional techniques and materials in these monumental works. Exposed linen in the background of the paintings highlights the natural elements of the scenes while also preserving a delicate balance of untouched picture space. In recontextualizing the naturalist landscape genre from a non-Western perspective, Wiley activates diverse ways of thinking about manâ€™s relationship to nature. Following the artistâ€™s sixth solo show at Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, this amply illustrated catalog includes commissioned essays placing Wileyâ€™s work within the historical context of Japanese painting as well as contemporary Black art. In Wileyâ€™s own words, â€œIn this new turn, Iâ€™m trying to break open the conversation again toward what nature really means in the 21st century, in an era of widespread ecological disasters. Our relationship with nature is increasingly in a perilous position. It invites a reinterpretation of not only an incredible opportunity to explore the vastness and the beauty of nature, but also the astonishing fragility and sadness that surrounds us, and lost opportunities.â€ Kehinde Wiley (born 1977) was the first Black artist to paint an official US presidential portrait for former US President Barack Obama. Wiley has held solo exhibitions throughout the United States and internationally, and his works are included in the collections of over 40 public institutions worldwide.

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