"I stand in front of my paintings the same way I stand in front of the subjects that I paint. I think of the beauty of these people. Even the ugly i..." - Kehinde Wiley

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Why shouldn't art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world.

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I'm decolonizing the old master portrait, taking the position of power and putting a person of color in that position.

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My work is about the creation of a type of fantasy.

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