Join an in-depth conversation about Kehinde Wiley’s fascinating career and how the successful New York based artist has become a symbol for black communities and their empowerment. The discussion takes the diverse artworks exhibited in Kehinde Wiley: Ship of Fools as a starting point to examine the ways in which the artist challenges the conventional depictions and aesthetics of power, taste and privilege. This podcast is an opportunity to familiarise with Wiley’s unique vision of the world.
Free to access online. Book your place via The Arts Institute website .
What is a ‘ship of fools’ exactly, and where does the idea come from? How can the maritime function as a metaphor for human experiences in art more generally?
Join Kimberley Cumberbatch, Assistant Curator at Royal Museums Greenwich and Emma Philip, Senior Curator at The Box, as they discuss Kehinde Wiley's painting Ship of Fools .
The painting was acquired for the Royal Museums Greenwich collection in 2018, and is currently on loan to The Arts Institute as part of the exhibition Kehinde Wiley: Ship of Fools . Created by Wiley as part of a body of seascapes...
