American Express Backs Emerging Artists with $1 Million in Sponsorship to The Studio Museum in Harlem
November 18 2021 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
American Express taps Julie Mehretu and Kehinde
Wiley to reimagine the U.S. Platinum Card® design
American Express (NYSE:AXP) today announced artistic
collaborations with world-renowned artists Julie Mehretu and
Kehinde Wiley to reimagine and create new designs of the iconic
Consumer Platinum Card. The company will also provide $1 million in
sponsorship to The Studio Museum in Harlem (the Studio Museum) to
support its work as the nexus for artists of African descent,
locally, nationally, and internationally. Early in their careers,
both Mehretu and Wiley participated in the Studio Museum’s
prestigious Artists-in-Residence (AIR) program.
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(L-R) Rafael Mason, Julie Mehretu,
Kehinde Wiley and Thelma Golden (Photo: Business Wire)
Mehretu, a renowned artist whose work was featured in a
high-profile mid-career retrospective at the Whitney Museum of
American Art earlier this year, and Wiley, a visionary portrait
painter known for his distinct, vibrant botanical backgrounds, will
each bring their unique point-of-view to the U.S. Consumer Platinum
Card design. The Platinum x Julie Mehretu and Platinum x Kehinde
Wiley designs will be unveiled in Miami on December 1, and
beginning January 20, 2022, Card Members can choose from the two
design options as well as the existing Platinum Card design. This
announcement follows the recently refreshed U.S. Consumer Platinum
Card, which provides Card Members with new lifestyle benefits and
experiences.
“We are humbled to collaborate with two of the most celebrated
artists of our time – Julie Mehretu and Kehinde Wiley – to
reimagine the Platinum Card design,” said Rafael Mason, Senior Vice
President, US Premium Products and Loyalty Programs at American
Express. “We can’t wait to give our Card Members the opportunity to
choose their favorite Platinum Card design – including small-scale
artistic masterpieces they can now carry around in their wallets.
We are also delighted to partner with the Studio Museum, which has
had such a profound impact on the art world and on the artists who
have participated in its residence program.”
Established soon after the Studio Museum’s founding in 1968, the
institution’s signature AIR program, which was envisioned by the
artist William T. Williams, has advanced the work of nearly 150
artists to date, many of whom have gone on to highly regarded
careers.
“There is great potential in this collaboration with American
Express,” said Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of The
Studio Museum in Harlem. “American Express doesn’t just bring
funding, it shines a light on the important work being done at our
institution. We’re deeply grateful to the incredible artists who
have come through our doors, such as Julie Mehretu and Kehinde
Wiley, and who continue to inspire generations of emerging artists
at the Studio Museum.”
In October 2020, American Express committed $1 billion to
promote racial, ethnic and gender equity for colleagues, customers
and communities. American Express recently announced the creation
of new artist-designed merchant signage that lets customers know
they’re “Always Welcome.” These latest artist partnerships align
with the company’s ongoing efforts to support inclusivity and
equity with customers and communities.
For more information about the Consumer Platinum Card, visit
americanexpress.com/Platinum.
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