Conversations with Artists: Francesco Spagnolo on Traditional Judaica and the Art of Kehinde Wiley March 8, 2013

Francesco Spagnolo, Curator of Collections at The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life talks with the Museum’s Writer-in-Residence Daniel Schifrin about the historical Judaica—papercuts and textiles—that inspired the decorative painted backgrounds in Kehinde Wiley’s work.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Kehinde Wiley | The World Stage: Israel.