Kehinde Wiley. The Yellow Wallpaper- the making of the exhibition at the William Morris Gallery

A film made by artist Kehinde Wiley explaining the ideas behind his exhibition Kehinde Wiley. The Yellow Wallpaper at the William Morris Gallery, London (22 Feb-12 July 2020). Filmed partly in Dalston, East London last September, Kehinde reveals his process of street casting to select the models for his paintings, and how Charlotte Gilman Perkin's short story The Yellow Wallpaper formed the inspiration for the exhibition.
The film and exhibition is supported by Stephen Friedman Gallery.
Film Produced by Cousins
Producers: Jessica Chermeyoff, Ana Vaselic, and Anne Alexander
Film Score: Niles Luther
Voiceover: CCH Pounder
Audio Mixer: Eddie Cooper
Colourist: Elias Nousiopoulos

[@g5lisa]

Love his work! The story of the yellow wallpaper reading made it spectacular! ❤

[@ChuckLeeMBM]

Loved this!

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William Morris believed the details in our everyday items were important and that beautiful craftsmanship could be made more widely available. He was part of a renaissance movement to elevate common culture and was very influential especially in his stained glass work and fabric/wallpaper patterns. Simple yet intricate nature patterns with very considerate use of color. Morris’ theme of elevating us through the beautiful details of common life meshes with the common black families, the Victorian era floral prints might easily be dismissed alone as a sort of stodgy white guy thing. Interestingly enough, Kehinde Wiley ended up doing the Barack Obama presidential portrait and I saw it the week it unveiled at The National Gallery. Obama was trying to improve common life by setting a universal standard with his work on public healthcare. The themes connect, the spirit of it.