Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace is a short documentary following the painter, who would later create Barack Obama's presidential portrait, as he takes on his first series of portraits of Black women. Wiley street-casts his models on the sidewalks of New York and dresses them in couture gowns by Givenchy's Riccardo Tisci, tracing the work from concept to canvas.

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Provided Motion Graphics to demonstrate the artist's process and the scale and scope of his work.

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Produced for Show of Force.

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Director: Jeff Dupre

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Producers: Jessica Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre

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Additional Animation: Sean Eno

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