Passing/posing Paintings & Faux Chapel

Kehinde Wileys portraits of African-American men combine elements of hip-hop culture with an Old Masters influence. From French Rococo to todays urban street, the paintings in Passing/Posing incorporate a range of art historical and vernacular styles, thus collapsing history and style into Wileys unique contemporary vision. This limited edition, designed by the artist to accompany his solo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, is presented in box format with 24 tassel-bound pages of text including scholarly essays, 18 unbound color reproductions of Wileys works, the artists source and reference material, and a pair of white cotton gloves. Wiley has signed and numbered each copy as a limited edition.Mosaka, Tumelo is the author of 'Passing/posing Paintings & Faux Chapel ', published 2005 under ISBN 9780975324325 and ISBN 0975324322.