One of the most powe

One of the most powerful sculptures in recent memory, Kehinde Wiley's ‘Rumors of War’ (2019) reimagines the public monument. Featuring a young, African-American rider atop his war horse, it ‘use[s] the language of equestrian portraiture to both embrace and subsume the fetishization of state violence,‘ as the artist has explained. First unveiled in Times Square in 2019 as a partnership between @tsqarts, @SeanKellyny, and @vmfamuseum, it marks Wiley's first foray into public art and has become instantly seared into our collective consciousness. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Learn more by visiting Sean Kelly's Online Viewing Room, open now through June 26 at artbasel.com/viewing-rooms — Sean Kelly, ‘Rumors of War’ (2019), courtesy of Sean Kelly Gallery. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #artbaselOVR #kehindewiley #seankellygallery #publicart #publicsculpture #monuments #rumorsofwar