I believe that artists should be part of the culture. I think that my work clearly bears that out.
Kehinde WileyMost people say, "Hell, no. I don't know who you are. This scares me. Like, I'm not interested in this."Another way of looking at these paintings is, these are the guys who said yes.
Kehinde WileyMy peers at the time: you know, young black kids from off the streets of Harlem, having these conversations with me in my small, dirty little studio up in Harlem.
Kehinde Wiley