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African American

irisblue

(34,412 posts) Mon Sep 30, 2019, 09:06 AM Sep 2019

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Contemporary AA Art in NYC then to Richmond

Ava DuVernay (@ava) Tweeted:
“The figure astride the horse has dreadlocks, a hoodie and ripped jeans.” Thank you, #KehindeWiley.

https://t.co/WO8zMgY9iy https://t.co/0XA3yYAUkl

Link to tweet

Kehinde Wiley’s Times Square Monument: That’s No Robert E. Lee
The sculpture, of an African-American man in streetwear and mounted on a horse, was unveiled Friday and will eventually move to Richmond, Va., home to a number of Confederate memorials.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/27/arts/design/kehinde-wiley-times-square-statue.html

I'll crosspost in GD in awhile