Kieve and Oliver talk about Kehinde Wiley’s Portrait of Obama. Wiley paints black and brown folk in street close posed as famous portraits and statues to give power and history back to folks who have had theirs erased in Western centric museums. The pair discuss President Obama’s choice of a fantastical portrait as well as the significance of different elements of the painting.

Link to the picture discussed:

https://www.google.com/search?q=kehinde+wiley+portrait+of+obama&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=isnv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiWqNLuqY_iAhVJnFkKHcCPBf0Q_AUIEygB&biw=375&bih=553#imgrc=CT-gOM0Tq_XO4M

Links to artists discussed:

http://kehindewiley.com

https://art21.org/artist/fred-wilson/

Article quoted:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/barack-obama-portrait-kehinde-wiley-1222910?fbclid=IwAR2Xt5PAicg3NhquWlFG7Bs3NxBSWcaSg9yPCW32aWNDx7xA4KWH-kkuGuI

Music:

Fed up with Hunger by Saintsenenca

Skin: Accoustic Version by BOY

The Star Spangled Banner Francis Scott Key and John Stanford Smith

Applause by Lady Gaga