Kehinde Wiley
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Kehinde Wiley is a contemporary American artist renowned for his vibrant, large-scale portraits of Black subjects that reimagine and subvert traditional European portraiture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kehinde Wiley canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kehinde Wiley Context triple: [The Phillips Collection, hasWorkBy, Kehinde Wiley]
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A.
Yinka Shonibare
Yinka Shonibare is a British-Nigerian contemporary artist known for exploring colonialism, race, and identity through installations and sculptures that often incorporate brightly colored Dutch wax fabrics.
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B.
Glenn Ligon
Glenn Ligon is an American conceptual artist known for his text-based paintings and installations that explore race, language, identity, and the politics of representation.
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C.
Kara Walker
Kara Walker is an American contemporary artist renowned for her provocative black cut-paper silhouettes and installations that explore race, gender, sexuality, and the legacy of slavery in the United States.
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D.
Mark Bradford
Mark Bradford is an American contemporary artist renowned for his large-scale abstract mixed-media collages and installations that explore race, class, and urban experience.
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E.
Chris Ofili
Chris Ofili is a British painter known for his vibrant, multilayered works that often incorporate unconventional materials like elephant dung and explore themes of Black identity, religion, and popular culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kehinde Wiley Target entity description: Kehinde Wiley is a contemporary American artist renowned for his vibrant, large-scale portraits of Black subjects that reimagine and subvert traditional European portraiture.
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A.
Yinka Shonibare
Yinka Shonibare is a British-Nigerian contemporary artist known for exploring colonialism, race, and identity through installations and sculptures that often incorporate brightly colored Dutch wax fabrics.
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B.
Glenn Ligon
Glenn Ligon is an American conceptual artist known for his text-based paintings and installations that explore race, language, identity, and the politics of representation.
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C.
Kara Walker
Kara Walker is an American contemporary artist renowned for her provocative black cut-paper silhouettes and installations that explore race, gender, sexuality, and the legacy of slavery in the United States.
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D.
Mark Bradford
Mark Bradford is an American contemporary artist renowned for his large-scale abstract mixed-media collages and installations that explore race, class, and urban experience.
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E.
Chris Ofili
Chris Ofili is a British painter known for his vibrant, multilayered works that often incorporate unconventional materials like elephant dung and explore themes of Black identity, religion, and popular culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artist
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human ⓘ painter ⓘ portrait artist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Fine Arts
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Master of Fine Arts ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
Baroque-inspired composition
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large-scale portraiture ⓘ ornate decorative backgrounds ⓘ realism with stylization ⓘ |
| awardReceived | U.S. Department of State Medal of Arts ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1977-02-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California School of Fine Arts
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surface form:
San Francisco Art Institute
Yale School of Art ⓘ |
| employer | Black Rock Senegal artist residency (founder/director) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Wiley ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
contemporary art
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portrait painting ⓘ |
| founded | Black Rock Senegal ⓘ |
| genre |
figurative art
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portrait ⓘ |
| givenName | Kehinde ⓘ |
| hasExhibitedAt |
Brooklyn Museum
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High Museum of Art ⓘ Los Angeles County Museum of Art ⓘ National Portrait Gallery ⓘ
surface form:
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Tate Modern ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baroque painting
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European Old Master portraiture ⓘ Rococo painting ⓘ hip hop culture ⓘ street culture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfResidence | New York City ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| name | Kehinde Wiley self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting contemporary Black men and women in heroic poses
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reimagining traditional European portraiture with Black subjects ⓘ subverting historical power dynamics in portraiture ⓘ vibrant, patterned backgrounds ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
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surface form:
Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps
Official portrait of Barack Obama for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery ⓘ Rumors of War ⓘ The World Stage series ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Dakar
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surface form:
Dakar, Senegal
New York City ⓘ |
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