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Kehinde Wiley and Swizz Beatz hug as they arrive during Art Basel, Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Did Michelle Obama veto first version of official portrait?

By KELLI KENNEDY - Associated Press

Visual artist Kehinde Wiley, best known for his portrayals of contemporary African-American and African-Diasporic individuals, appears at the unveiling his first monumental public sculpture &quot;Rumors of War,&quot; an equestrian portraiture of warfare and heroism, Friday Sept. 27, 2019, in New York. The work will be exhibited in Times Square through December 1. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Artist Kehinde Wiley on what we can do with offensive art

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2008 file photo, Artist Kehinde Wiley attends the 2008 National Arts Awards presented by Americans For The Arts at Cipriani's 42nd St. in New York. Wiley will unveil in New York’s Time Square his first monumental public sculpture in response to Confederate sculptures throughout the U.S. Times Square Arts, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Sean Kelly announced Thursday, June 20, 2019 that “Rumors of War” will feature a bronze sculpture of a young, African-American dressed in urban streetwear mounted atop a horse. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

Kehinde Wiley to unveil sculpture in Times Square

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Former President Barack Obama, left, speaks at the unveiling ceremony for the Obama's official portraits at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, in Washington. Obama's portrait was painted by Artist Kehinde Wiley. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama jokes he failed to get artist to give him smaller ears

By ASHRAF KHALIL - Associated Press