“The whole conversation of my work has to do with power and who has it.” — Kehinde Wiley Quote

“The whole conversation of my work has to do with power and who has it.”

“Questlove is an artist who I respect because he constantly shifts within the idiom, challenging perceptions of hip-hop and black American culture.”

“I've jokingly painted some of my favorite collectors as black men, so there's a really great portrait of David LaChapelle, the photographer - my version of him - that's in his collection.”

“Gossip is when you have a malice of intent or mindless, third-party conversation to someone about someone, something you haven't said to that someone.”

“I grew up in a country where I remember my parents not being able to have a conversation on the phone. The walls had ears, and you couldn't speak freely.”

“The conversation on global warming has been stalled because a shrinking group of denialists fly into a rage when it's mentioned.”