InTheArts_10_2016

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AMERICANS


Kehinde Wiley, Sleep, 2008, oil on canvas, 132 x 300 in. (335.3 x 762 cm). Courtesy of Rubell Family Collection.
© Kehinde Wiley

T

he Cincinnati Art Museum presented 30 Americans, an exhibi-


tion featuring artworks by some of the most important Afri-


can-American artists of the last three decades.


Diverse in medium, subject matter, and perspective, the exhi-


bition highlights a wide range of cultural backgrounds and life


experiences as expressed by contemporary African-American art-


ists, including Nick Cave, Kara Walker, Kehinde Wiley, Jean-Michel

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