Kehinde Wiley & Rashid Johnson: Virtual Student Guide Tour with Phillip Michalak and Cecilia Zhou

On this tour celebrating Black history, Harvard students Phillip Michalak and Cecilia Zhou discuss two new works of art by renowned Black artists now on view at the Harvard Art Museums: Kehinde Wiley’s "Portrait of Asia-Imani, Gabriella-Esnae, and Kaya Palmer" (2020) and Rashid Johnson’s "Untitled Broken Crowd" (2021). Looking closely at how these paintings treat the body, materials, and space, the Student Guides explore the common ground between the artists and the differences in the paths they have taken. TAKE A CLOSER LOOK: + Kehinde Wiley, "Portrait of Asia-Imani, Gabriella-Esnae, and Kaya Palmer," 2020. Oil on linen. Loan by The Tim & Danny Art Foundation, TL42289. © Kehinde Wiley. https://hvrd.art/o/372815 + Rashid Johnson, American, "Untitled Broken Crowd," 2021. Ceramic tile, mirror tile, oyster shells, branded red oak, bronze, spray enamel, oil stick, black soap, wax. Anonymous Loan, Harvard Art Museums, TL42317. © Rashid Johnson. https://hvrd.art/o/372970 + Explore more virtual tours and chats with our student guides: https://vimeo.com/channels/1067642 TIMESTAMPS: 00:05 Introductions 02:15 Kehinde Wiley’s "Portrait of Asia-Imani, Gabriella-Esnae, and Kaya Palmer" (2020) 16:34 Why focus on these two artists? 17:13 Rashid Johnson’s "Untitled Broken Crowd" (2021) 28:48 Q&A SPEAKERS: + Phillip Michalak, Ho Family Student Guide at the Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Class of 2023, Concentration in Mathematics; + Cecilia Zho, Ho Family Student Guide at the Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Class of 2022, Concentration in Art History and English Literature. --- The Ho Family Student Guide Program at the Harvard Art Museums prepares students to create original, research-based tours and interpretive materials about the collections. Rooted in the Student Guides' individual perspectives, each tour offers a unique, thematic viewpoint and opportunity for conversation. --- All images and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and this channel does not claim any right over them. Copyright Disclaimer: Any use of copyrighted content on this channel constitutes “fair use” pursuant to 17 U.S. Code § 107 as it is utilized for the purpose of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Video Thumbnail: Visitor viewing Rashid Johnson’s "Untitled Broken Crowd" (2021) in the Harvard Art Museums gallery. Photo: 2021 Caitlin Cunningham Photography © President and Fellows of Harvard College. Recorded Thursday, February 10, 2022. © President and Fellows of Harvard College. Video: Division of Academic & Public Programming. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at am_divr@harvard.edu.