Premiered September 2022 — Join the national tour of the official portraits of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, though our new film from the Smithsonian Channel. Picturing the Obamas features artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, curators at five museums on the route, everyday people finding hope in these works of art, and even cameos from the Obamas them...
An in-depth look at the works of up-and-coming Black visual artists.
Famous for his vibrant reinterpretations of classical portraits featuring African-American men, New York-based painter Kehinde Wiley has turned the practice of portraiture on its head and in the process has taken the art world by storm. Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace follows the artist as he steps out of his comfort zone to create a series of paintings of women for the firs...
