Wangechi Mutu
Kenyan, b. 1972
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Bio
Wangechi Mutu explores the violence and misrepresentation that women, particularly black women, experience in the contemporary world. Referencing artists such as Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Chris Ofili, and Romare Bearden, as well as art-historical …
Blue-chip representation
Represented by internationally reputable galleries.
Notable works
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- Riding Death in My Sleep, 2002
- Ox-Pecked, 2018Sold
- Mwotaji (The Dreamer), 2016Sold
- Howl, 2006Bidding closed
- The Original Nine Daughters , 2012Contact for Price
- Untitled, 2004Contact for Price
- The Original Nine Daughters , 2012Contact for Price
- Sacrum Heart, 2019Contact for Price
- The Original Nine Daughters , 2012Contact for Price
- The Original Nine Daughters , 2012Contact for Price
Career highlights
Solo show at a major institution
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and 2 more
Group show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 9 more
Collected by a major institution
Tate, and 1 more
Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 5 more
Included in a major biennial
Venice Biennale International Exhibition, and 7 more
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Related categories
Studio Museum in Harlem Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Program
Eastern Africa
Yale University School of Art
African Diaspora
Afrofuturism
Contemporary African Art
Collage
Brooklyn Artists
Femininity
Racial and Ethnic Identity
Engagement with Mass Media
Contemporary Feminist
Mixed-Media
Women Artists
Cultural Commentary
Assemblage
New York Artists
Appropriation
Science Fiction
Use of Common Materials
Collective History
Painting
Contemporary Art
Human Figure
Sculpture
The Fantastic
Installation
United States
Works for sale
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- Wangechi MutuSecond Born, 2013$20,000 - 30,000
- Wangechi MutuFish Mother, 2014Contact for Price
- Wangechi MutuSnake Eater, 2014Contact for Price
- Wangechi MutuSeanimal I-IV Series of 4, 2014Contact for Price
- Wangechi MutuChocolate Nguva, 2015$45,000
- Wangechi MutuMary & Magda, 2018$60,000
- Wangechi MutuUnderground Hornship, 2018$30,000
- Wangechi MutuUntitled, 2004Contact for Price
- Wangechi MutuUntitled, 2004£55,000 - 65,000
- Wangechi MutuThe Original Nine Daughters , 2012Contact for Price
- Wangechi MutuThe Original Nine Daughters , 2012Contact for Price
- Wangechi MutuThe Original Nine Daughters , 2012Contact for Price
- Wangechi MutuThe Original Nine Daughters , 2012Contact for Price
- Wangechi MutuThe Original Nine Daughters, 2012Contact for Price
- Wangechi MutuThe Original Nine Daughters , 2012Contact for Price
- Wangechi MutuThe Original Nine Daughters , 2012Contact for Price
- Wangechi MutuThe Original Nine Daughters , 2012Contact for Price
- Wangechi MutuThe Original Nine Daughters, 2012Contact for Price
- Wangechi MutuHeeler II, 2016$35,000
- Wangechi MutuSecond born , 2013$26,000
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