The World Stage series

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The World Stage series is a body of paintings by Kehinde Wiley that reimagines classical portraiture by depicting contemporary people of color from cities around the globe in heroic, historically inspired poses.

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instanceOf art project ⓘ
painting series ⓘ
artisticStyle figurative painting ⓘ
reimagined classical portraiture ⓘ
colorPalette vivid colors ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Kehinde Wiley ⓘ
depicts contemporary urban residents ⓘ
people of color ⓘ
sitters from cities around the world ⓘ
exhibitedAt Brooklyn Museum ⓘ
Los Angeles County Museum of Art ⓘ
Studio Museum in Harlem ⓘ
various international galleries ⓘ
genre portrait painting ⓘ
hasPart The World Stage: Africa ⓘ
The World Stage: Brazil ⓘ
The World Stage: China ⓘ
The World Stage: Dakar ⓘ
The World Stage: France ⓘ
The World Stage: Haiti ⓘ
The World Stage: India ⓘ
The World Stage: Israel ⓘ
The World Stage: Jamaica ⓘ
The World Stage: Lagos ⓘ
inception 2006 ⓘ
inspiredBy European classical painting ⓘ
Old Master portraiture ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
mainTheme art historical canon revision ⓘ
global Black diaspora ⓘ
postcolonial critique ⓘ
power and visibility ⓘ
race and identity ⓘ
representation of Black and Brown bodies ⓘ
medium canvas ⓘ
oil paint ⓘ
movement contemporary art ⓘ
notableWork The World Stage: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) paintings ⓘ
The World Stage: China (Shanghai) paintings ⓘ
The World Stage: Israel paintings ⓘ
The World Stage: Lagos and Dakar paintings ⓘ
partOf Kehinde Wiley oeuvre ⓘ
linked to: Kehinde Wiley
usesMotif heroic poses ⓘ
historically inspired poses ⓘ
ornate decorative backgrounds ⓘ
patterned floral designs ⓘ

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