must see ...

'DOWN' by Kehinde Wiley

at Deitch Studios, NYC

from Nov.1 to Dec.20

"Kehinde Wiley opened his third solo show at Deitch Projects in SoHo last night. The exhibition, DOWN, includes seven large-scale portraits done in Wiley’s signature style. Kehinde Wiley is known for creating his own version of contemporary portraiture that appropriates young African American men in the place of more well known portraits of old world power figures, religious icons etc.. For his newest solo exhibition he has chosen to depict seven young men from Brooklyn in poses inspired by the fallen warriors and saints that appeared in the old 18th and 19th century paintings of Holbein, Mantegna, Houdon, Maderno, Retout and Clesinger. The young men are shown in old traditional poses of religious figures or leaders in the moment of death or repose, but their expressions and dress are wholly their own. The largest of the portraits is a breath taking 25 feet in length and has an asking price of $300,000. The exhibit will be on view until December 20th, 2008." via art observed.

i always want to support artist, let alone, young black artist doing their thing. and im so happy i stumbled across this article on highsnobette, bc im definitely going to check this out this week on my day off, prob sunday tho, if its open. im going to look more into it but... ims excited. i love art! and this looks like some ill shit, ya kno? ill definitely let you know what i thought of it. bc as of now, i already think its ill.

until next time, peace <3.