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Wangechi Mutu

Kenyan, b. 1972

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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 …
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Solo show at a major institution
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and 2 more
Group
Group show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 9 more
Institution
Collected by a major institution
Tate, and 2 more
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Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 5 more
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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

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