Wangechi Mutu, artist and art
Born 1972, Birth Nairobi, Kenya.
The artist lives and works in New York, USA.
Style and technique, exhibitions: Installation art, Collage,Artist biography, artworks, statement, interview, review, exhibition:
In her work, New York-based artist Wangechi Mutu, who was born in Kenya, addresses issues related to black female identity between Western consumer culture, African politics, and postcolonial history. She became known for her collages that vacillate between beauty and horror…
Wangechi Mutu’s drawings couple collaged parts of idealized women clipped from fashion magazines with drawn and ink-soaked passages…
Wangechi Mutu observes: “Females carry the marks, language and nuances of their culture more than the male…
Bloody Old Head Games
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