Joseph Awuah-Darko, a prominent figure on the Ghanaian art scene, has accused world-renowned artist Kehinde Wiley of sexual assault. Awuah-Darko said that Wiley assaulted him twice at a June 9 ...
Joseph Awuah-Darko is accusing fellow visual artist Kehinde Wiley of sexual assault. In a harrowing Instagram post Sunday, the Ghanaian artist alleged Wiley assaulted him twice in June 2021.
Wiley, who is well-known for his portraits of Black men and women done in the style of Old Masters paintings, famously painted the official portrait of Barack Obama. By Harrison Jacobs, ArtNews ...