# @time on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=MkBHIkCevuE
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-06T17:21:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** TIME (@TIME) — https://gondola.cc/TIME

## Caption

American painter Amy Sherald, perhaps known best for her portrait of former first lady Michelle Obama, is now one of the most influential painters of her generation.

In her toast, Sherald began by saying that the room felt like a “family reunion,” shouting out other artists in the room that inspire her. She mused on the meaning of the word “influence,” and how it differs in the art world than any monetary or numeric goal.

0:00 - Amy Sherald's TIME100 Art Impact Dinner Toast
1:12 - Amy Sherald On The Quiet Power of Art
2:13 - Amy Sherald On How Ideas Keep Moving
3:32 - Imagination Is a Superpower
4:22 - Amy Sherald On Leaving Doors Open
4:51 - Adding to the Current

Read more: https://time.com/article/2026/10/05/time100-art-impact-dinner-toasts/

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