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KEH WILEY BE THE FIRST BLACK, GAY ARTIST TO PAT A US PRINT’S OFFICIAL PORTRA
He do this as a way to crique art historil norms - the way we almost only see whe people pated by other whe people when we look at patg - and to e pre-existg tools to elevate black folk to the important posns habed by the whe people of art a gay black man, is important for Wiley to reposn black male bodi as objects of sire, eroticism, and vulnerabily, as opposed to fear, strength and vlence. Gay black men are often doubly victimised society, and Wiley's purposeful queerg of regnizable imag; his e of flowers; and mp, playful portras are all important ntributns to what queer black art n look like Ameri, and the importance of blackns to queerns, and visa Life of Keh WileyWiley started off his reer om a difficult posn, as Ain-Amerin, poor, and queer, yet is likely om the experienc of inty that he blossomed to a renowned artist passnate about patg other margalized dividuals an empowerg and heroic manner, culmatg perhaps his greatt honor, beg missned to pat the official portra of U.
" He is also gay, sayg, "My sexualy is not black and whe. I'm a gay man who has ocsnally drifted. Keh Wiley: The World Stage, India, Sri LankaBy Gayatri Sha and Pl Miller Keh Wiley: The World Stage JamaiBy Ekow Eshun Keh Wiley: The World Stage: IsraelBy Ruth Eglash and Cldia J.
Although Wiley intifi as gay, he has spoken openly about the fluidy of his sexualy the past.