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V&A displays Kehinde Wiley portrait of young East Londoner

Kehinde Wiley, ‘Portrait of Melissa Thompson,’ 2020. Oil on linen, 265.5 by 201.8cm (104 1/2in by 79 1/2in). Copyright Kehinde Wiley. Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Photo by Todd-White Art Photography.

Kehinde Wiley, ‘Portrait of Melissa Thompson,’ 2020. Oil on linen, 265.5 by 201.8cm (104 1/2in by 79 1/2in). Copyright Kehinde Wiley. Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Photo by Todd-White Art Photography

LONDON – Portrait of Melissa Thompson, a 2020 work by American artist Kehinde Wiley, is now on display  in the V&A museum’s William Morris Room (room 125) in the British Galleries, alongside William Morris’s Wild Tulip designs that inspired it. The exhibition runs through October 26, 2023.

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Striped bodysuit for Aladdin Sane tour, 1973. Design by Kansai Yamamoto. Photograph by Masayoshi Sukita. © Sukita and the David Bowie Archive

V&A museum gifted with David Bowie archive, exhibition set for 2025

Striped bodysuit for Aladdin Sane tour, 1973. Design by Kansai Yamamoto. Photograph by Masayoshi Sukita. © Sukita and The David Bowie Archive

Striped bodysuit for Aladdin Sane tour, 1973. Design by Kansai Yamamoto. Photograph by Masayoshi Sukita. © Sukita and the David Bowie Archive

LONDON (AP) – From Major Tom to Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane, the many faces and inspirations of David Bowie are getting a permanent home in London. Britain’s Victoria & Albert Museum announced February 23 that it has acquired Bowie’s archive of more than 80,000 items as a gift from the late musician’s estate. The trove of costumes, musical instruments, letters, lyrics, photos and more will be opened to the public at a new arts center dedicated to the chameleonlike pop icon.

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