The Daily Beast
US · 3 hrs ago
Trump Goons Purge Obama Portrait Artist’s Work From Embassy
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The State Department has removed a painting by high-flying artist Kehinde Wiley from a U.S. embassy, with a Trump goon running the agency’s art operation trashing the piece as “very woke” and “aesthetically terrifying.”
Wiley, who skyrocketed to global fame after painting Barack Obama’s official portrait, created the piece for the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic. Titled Young Artists After Siamesas 1960, the canvas showcases four Dominican models framed by a lush floral…
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