Texas museum hosts groundbreaking exhibition of 30 Black artists
Feb 15, 2021, 10:30 am
A work by Kehinde Wiley will be part of the exhibition — but likely not his portrait of Barack Obama.
Image courtesy of Kehinde Wiley
The Arlington Museum of Art in North Texas is set to host the landmark traveling exhibition "30 Americans" this summer.
Described in a release as "showcasing works by 30 emerging and established African American artists of the last three decades," the list of artists on display includes marquee names like
Kara Walker,
Perhaps the most noteworthy of all is
Kehinde Wiley, who famously was chosen to paint the official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama. (The Obamas' portraits won't be in the Arlington exhibition, but they will be on view at a Houston museum in 2022.)