Kehinde Wiley on Painting the Powerless. And a President.
The painter of Barack Obama’s National Gallery portrait talks about representing young black men — and the man who was once the most powerful in the world.

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The painter of Barack Obama’s National Gallery portrait talks about representing young black men — and the man who was once the most powerful in the world.
By FARAH NAYERI
An exhibition in Mexico City traces Mexican red, the cochineal dye that reaped riches for the Spanish crown — and entranced painters.
By ELISABETH MALKIN
Rodin celebrations in New York and Philadelphia include a bold new view of his work through the eyes and hands of Anselm Kiefer.
By WILL HEINRICH
A painter who makes a point by speaking in codes; another who resorts to cynicism as a medium; and an artist who uses solid objects to highlight impermanence.
By MARTHA SCHWENDENER, JASON FARAGO and WILL HEINRICH
The city’s first major modern and contemporary art museum opened this month with exhibitions drawn from the collection of its founder, Haryanto Adikoesoemo.
By JON EMONT
Three miniature dollhouses owned by Lucy Bassett Andrews and curated by Cy Twombly, a family friend, are a vivid time capsule of the early 1990s art world.
By HILARIE M. SHEETS
Trevor Schoonmaker turns the Big Easy into a giant gallery, with Rashid Johnson, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Mark Dion and more across 17 venues.
By TED LOOS
An artistic journey through six decades of painting sums up his achievements — and leaves you wanting more.
By ROBERTA SMITH
The Museum of Modern Art offers a commanding retrospective of five decades of Stephen Shore’s groundbreaking work.
By JASON FARAGO
