13. Kehinde Wiley at the Musée d'Orsay

Borrowing the language of Clésinger's 'Woman Bitten by a Serpent' and Schoenewerk's 'The Young Tarantine.'

Femme Piquée Par Un Serpent (Mamadou Gueye), by Kehinde Wiley. Oil on canvas, 2022.

On Saturday I went to see the temporary exhibition of works by Kehinde Wiley at the Musée d’Orsay. Although I have been a casual admirer of Wiley’s work for years, I had still never seen any of it in person. On display in the museum’s grand atrium are three large pieces t…