RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK

July 14, 2019

RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By Gregory & Ernest Disney-Britton

Kehinde Wiley’s "Portrait of Moerai Matuanui" (2019); Huile sur lin/ Oil on linen; 72 x 60 3/8 in. at Galerie Templon in Paris, France through July 20, 2019

We’re back from our fantasy island trip to Key West, to finally discover the big news of the solo show, “Tahiti: Kehinde Wiley” in Paris. It’s Kehinde Wiley’s response to Paul Gaugin’s fantasy island escape to Tahiti, and his erotic depictions of their trans women known as Māhū spiritual leaders (See “Pape Moe"). Gauguin knew Tahiti was right for him, but he painted for Christian colonizers, and Kehinde delves more deeply into Gaugin’s fantasy. That’s why “Portrait of Moerai Matuanui” makes Kehinde Wiley, our artist of the week... again.

NEWS OF 2008-2019 from across the USA, and around the world:

Buddhist Art of Week: P.E.I. artist Haley Lewis shows new work [More News]
Christian Art of Week: Leonardo da Vinci's "Saint Jerome Praying in the Wilderness" [More News]
Hindu Art of Week: Mrinalini Mukherjee's Fabric Sculptures of Deities [More News]
Islamic Art of Week: Anila Agha's "Shimmering Mirage" in New Zealand [More News]
Jewish Art of Week: Museum for Islamic Art Features Jewish Jewelers [More News]

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