Kehinde Wiley Moves to Buy So-Called “Lesbian Picnic” Painting Back From Trump
The artist says the 2015 work was made for the embassy and asks to repurchase it after officials moved to sell it.
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Kehinde Wiley Moves to Buy So-Called “Lesbian Picnic” Painting Back from Trump
Artist Kehinde Wiley has written to President Donald Trump in an effort to buy back a painting of his that the administration deemed too “woke” and “aesthetically terrifying” to hang in an American embassy, the New York Times reports. The canvas, titled Young Artists after Siamesas 1960, was commissioned in 2013 by the U.S. State […]
At least one artist wants his work back from the Trump administration
The Trump administration’s quest to denigrate the art that doesn’t flatter its mission (or that those involved simply don’t understand) isn’t limited to the Kennedy Center. This past summer, a painting by the artist Kehinde Wiley—who even casual enjoyers of art may recognize for his painting of President Obama that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery—was mocked by State Department officials who referred to it as “aesthetically terrifying.” Th…
Nigerian-American artist challenges Trump over painting removed from US Embassy
Nigerian-American artist Kehinde Wiley has challenged President Donald Trump over the removal of one of his paintings from the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic, asking to buy back the artwork after Trump administration officials mocked it and suggested it could be sold.
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