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Portrait of Melissa Thompson by Kehinde Wiley

Event schedule details

Until 26th Oct 2023

10am-5:45pm

Event location details

V&A

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Nigerian-American artist, Kehinde Wiley is best known for his portraits of people of colour in settings and poses that reference Old Master paintings. Wiley’s portraits replace European figures of power, asking us to consider the power dynamics behind who is represented in these portraits and why.