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Wangechi Mutu

Kenyan sculptor · Kenya · On the map · Artists · Born 1972 · age 54

Wangechi Mutu is a Kenyan American visual artist, known primarily for her painting, sculpture, film, and performance work. As of 2023, Mutu, Born in Kenya, now splits her time between her studio there in Nairobi and her studio in Brooklyn, New York, where she has lived and worked for over 20 years.

Wangechi Mutu is read about 58 times a day, in 15 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 15 October 2026

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10 statements, newest first
  1. Creativity is not just the ability to create; it is the ability to dream, to imagine and to explore.

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  2. Art has the power to disrupt, to challenge, and to provoke change.

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  3. Through art, we can communicate the deepest aspects of our humanity.

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Awards

OkayAfrica 100 Women2017

About this person

Mutu's work has directed the female body as subject through collage painting, immersive installation, and live and video performance while exploring questions of self-image, gender constructs, cultural trauma, and environmental destruction and notions of beauty and power.

Country
Kenya
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1972 · age 54

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