Contemporary AA Art in NYC then to Richmond

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Contemporary AA Art in NYC then to Richmond
Ava DuVernay (@ava) Tweeted:
“The figure astride the horse has dreadlocks, a hoodie and ripped jeans.” Thank you, #KehindeWiley.

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“The figure astride the horse has dreadlocks, a hoodie and ripped jeans.” Thank you, #KehindeWiley. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/27/arts/design/kehinde-wiley-times-square-statue.html …

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Kehinde Wiley’s Times Square Monument: That’s No Robert E. Lee
The sculpture, of an African-American man in streetwear and mounted on a horse, was unveiled Friday and will eventually move to Richmond, Va., home to a number of Confederate memorials.


https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/27/arts/design/kehinde-wiley-times-square-statue.html

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Ava DuVernay (@ava) Tweeted:
“The figure astride the horse has dreadlocks, a hoodie and ripped jeans.” Thank you, #KehindeWiley.

https://t.co/WO8zMgY9iy https://t.co/0XA3yYAUkl

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2. Wonderful, masterful confidence, astride the symbol of male power.

If those generals on Monument Avenue had known "some day" would be this... They couldn't, though.

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