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Born 1972 Nairobi, Kenya, Africa. Known for: Large-scale figurative collage, scupture, videos, feminist themed work.
Living in Brooklyn, Wangechi Mutu was raised in Nairobi, Kenya and came to the United States when she was age 19. She is a collage artist, painter and sculptor of site-specific installations. Her... Read full biography
Living in Brooklyn, Wangechi Mutu was raised in Nairobi, Kenya and came to the United States when she was age 19. She is a collage artist, painter and sculptor of site-specific installations. Her subjects usually focus on human behavior and often depict African-American women with a disturbing... Read full biography
Living in Brooklyn, Wangechi Mutu was raised in Nairobi, Kenya and came to the United States when she was age 19. She is a collage artist, painter and sculptor of site-specific installations. Her subjects usually focus on human behavior and often depict African-American women with a disturbing twist to many viewers. Her work has been described as looking like a "living junkyard surrounded by a swarm of butterflies. the decorative nature of Mutu's figures is at odds with the smaller, grotesque... Read full biography
Living in Brooklyn, Wangechi Mutu was raised in Nairobi, Kenya and came to the United States when she was age 19. She is a collage artist, painter and sculptor of site-specific installations. Her subjects usually focus on human behavior and often depict African-American women with a disturbing twist to many viewers. Her work has been described as looking like a "living junkyard surrounded by a swarm of butterflies. the decorative nature of Mutu's figures is at odds with the smaller, grotesque pieces they are made of.". Source:. Carmela Ciuraru, ARTnews, November 2004, p. 116... Read full biography
Living in Brooklyn, Wangechi Mutu was raised in Nairobi, Kenya and came to the United States when she was age 19. She is a collage artist, painter and sculptor of site-specific installations. Her subjects usually focus on human behavior and often depict African-American women with a disturbing twist to many viewers. Her work has been described as looking like a "living junkyard surrounded by a swarm of butterflies. the decorative nature of Mutu's figures is at odds with the smaller, grotesque pieces they are made of.". Source:. Carmela Ciuraru, ARTnews, November 2004, p. 116... Read full biography
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Living in Brooklyn, Wangechi Mutu was raised in Nairobi, Kenya and came to the United States when she was age 19. She is a collage artist, painter and sculptor of site-specific installations.
Her subjects usually focus on human behavior and often depict African-American women with a disturbing twist to many viewers.
Her work has been described as looking like a "living junkyard surrounded by a swarm of butterflies. . . the decorative nature of Mutu's figures is at odds with the smaller, grotesque pieces they are made of."
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