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Black style and resistance: The Met Gala, dandyism and blackface in Canada
In this interview, Cheryl Thompson, author of ‘Canada and the Blackface Atlantic: Performing Slavery, Conflict and Freedom, ...
‘Furlough’s Paradise’ imagines utopia for two Black cousins on a quest for liberty
Furlough's Paradise,' winner of the 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, opens at the Geffen Playhouse under the direction of ...
To Be Seen and Not Defined: Dandyism and the Black Intellectual Imagination
Figures like Du Bois, Hurston, and Baldwin stitched freedom into fabric—not out of vanity but vision. To revisit their style ...
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Kehinde Wiley Hit With Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Assault
Artist Ogechi Chieke has accused Kehinde Wiley of sexual assault at a dinner party in 2007. Wiley says he has never met her.
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Kehinde Wiley's 'A Maze of Power' redefines African leadership portraits
American artist Kehinde Wiley has always had a unique approach to portraiture, and his latest series, A Maze of Power, pushes ...
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Artist Kehinde Wiley puts power in a new frame with paintings of African leaders
American painter Kehinde Wiley stands in front of a portrait of Alpha Condé, former president of Guinea, during the opening ...
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Artist Kehinde Wiley puts power in a new frame with paintings of African leaders
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. American painter Kehinde Wiley stands in front of ...
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Artist Kehinde Wiley puts power in a new frame with paintings of African leaders
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — American artist Kehinde ... hub for African art ahead of the next year’s opening of the Museum of the African Continent, across the street in Rabat. Wiley said that ...