JACKSON EYES COLLABORATION WITH ACCLAIMED PAINTER

Last updated: Monday, February 4, 2008

JACKSON EYES COLLABORATION WITH ACCLAIMED PAINTER

Pop superstar MICHAEL JACKSON is hoping to add art mogul to his resume - after pursuing an up-and-coming American painter for his wares.

MICHAEL JACKSON

The Thriller singer is currently in talks with acclaimed New York artist Kehinde Wiley, whose buyers include Denzel Washington and Sir Elton John.

But Wiley - who is famed for his portraits of urban black men in classic Renaissance scenes - thought the planned hook-up was initially a hoax.

He says, "Michael Jackson is calling me. We're discussing exactly what it will involve. He saw my work at the Brooklyn Museum and was taken with it, so he had his people contact me.

"I thought it was a joke at first, so I ignored it for the longest time. Then he contacted a friend of mine who's an actor, so I knew it was for real."

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Source: WENN

| Monday, February 4, 2008

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