The silhouette or shadow of any particular culture is ever changing and can be misleading if judged just by what you see on the wall. If the sun is too high, the shadow stretches. If the pose is just right you might appear more statuesque. In our world, the media is the mirror and the flashlight that all too often simplifies and reveals these shadows and silhouettes for what they really are. There seems to be no group more simplified or more revealed in the past few years like gay men, specifically black gay men.
According to the Art Markets everywhere, Art Basel was a success. Most galleries are already reporting huge figures for art sales. Adding to the extensive list of venerable Los Angeles area galleries which made a mass exodus down to Southern Florida this past weekend, Roberts & Tilton made waves at Art Basel Miami Beach with their diverse stable of contemporary artists. Exhibiting an impressive selection of primarily new work from Barry McGee, Kehinde Wiley, Ed Templeton, Titus Kaphar, Noah Davis, Jimmy Baker, Ai Yamaguchi, Adam Pendleton and Ellen De Meutter, their cross-country journey will provide the rare opportunity to witness such a large group of well-established, genre-transcending artists in a single setting. The above image, shot by Corinne Stevie is from blank’s show at Blah featuring Kehinde Wiley, a & more.
Kehinde Wiley is cemented his status as the biggest living artist in the world. His recent show at Deitch Projects in New York is solid proof.
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Kevin Cyr and Jason Bryant exhibited work in a show entitled “Behind the Curtain” at Raandesk Gallery in New York. Both artists worked as studio assistants for Kehinde Wiley, so their skills are obviously top notch. All photos of the opening are courtesy of Mynameisphoto.com
New York contemporary artist Kehinde Wiley, is set to open a new show at Deitch Projects this Thursday.
