The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery unveiled its commissioned portraits of former President Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama by artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, respectively. Before President Obama’s departure from office, he and Mrs. Obama selected Wiley and Sherald to paint their likenesses for the… Read More
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Fictions at The Studio Museum in Harlem, through January 7, 2018
“Fictions is a survey of recent work by nineteen artists who live and work across the United States. The title Fictions refers to both the alternate narratives that artists create and the falsehoods often understood as truth. From the personal to the political and the… Read More