Wiley, Kehinde; Golden, Thelma; Hobbs, Robert

Kehinde Wiley [SIGNED 2012 RIZZOLI MONOGRAPH 1ST ED 1ST PRINT - FINE]

Rizzoli, 2012. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED COPY - New York, Rizzoli, 2012. Hardcover with gilt edges in pictorial dust jacket. First Edition, First Printing with the full numberline ending on 1. 248 pages with numerous color illustrations throughout. Kehind Wiley's oversize paintings of contemporary African-Americans in heroic poses inspired by the great history and portrait painters of the past. His work began primarily from photographs he took of young men on the street in Harlem that he remixed with a fusion of historic painting styles, including elements of the French rococo. As rich visually as it is conceptually, Wiley's work has drawn attention since his earliest shows in 2001. In the last decade, he has become one of the most important artists of the moment, with work as relevant and resonant to the hip-hop generation as it is to high-end collectors and major museums. This volume offers a comprehensive monograph on Wiley's and an in-depth understanding of this important artist, both the earliest paintings and photographs and his recent forays into sculpture and bust portraits in bronze in the manner of Renaissance artists. BOLDLY SIGNED/INSCRIBED Iin black marker across the entire half title page - To David Leigh / Kehinde W - BOOK CONDITION Fine; a solid, tight, clean copy in a Fine dust jacket showing light overall rubbing to panels, edges and corners. SIGNED. Fine / fine. Item #5529
ISBN: 0847835499

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