Females carry the marks, language and nuances of their culture more than the male. Anything that is desired or despised is always placed on the female body.
What is Africa, anyway? Even I don't know what Africa is, entirely. But I know that it's not some of these simplified sound bites you hear in America. - Wangechi Mutu
What is Africa, anyway? Even I don't know what Africa is, entirely. But I know that it's not some of these simplified sound bites you hear in America.
- Wangechi Mutu
Everything is deeply affected by the dominant culture. Consumerism is huge in the US. This is by far the wealthiest [nation], but also the biggest co… - Wangechi Mutu
Everything is deeply affected by the dominant culture. Consumerism is huge in the US. This is by far the wealthiest [nation], but also the biggest co…
In most cases I start off with a sketch. But I'm also thinking about real images: out of National Geographic, out of fashion magazines, out of The Ec… - Wangechi Mutu
In most cases I start off with a sketch. But I'm also thinking about real images: out of National Geographic, out of fashion magazines, out of The Ec…
A lot of my work reflects the incredible influence that America has had on contemporary African culture. Some of it's insidious, some of it's innocuo… - Wangechi Mutu
A lot of my work reflects the incredible influence that America has had on contemporary African culture. Some of it's insidious, some of it's innocuo…
Always acknowledge your position in the food chain... They eat because you grow the food. - Wangechi Mutu
Always acknowledge your position in the food chain... They eat because you grow the food.
We became Homo sapiens not that long ago, from the scientific perspective, and we've retained a lot of our beast nature. We've done all these amazing… - Wangechi Mutu
We became Homo sapiens not that long ago, from the scientific perspective, and we've retained a lot of our beast nature. We've done all these amazing…
Females carry the marks, language and nuances of their culture more than the male. Anything that is desired or despised is always placed on the femal… - Wangechi Mutu
Females carry the marks, language and nuances of their culture more than the male. Anything that is desired or despised is always placed on the femal…
I hope my kids see imagination has power to change everything. - Wangechi Mutu
I hope my kids see imagination has power to change everything.
And luckily, for whatever reason, I've found people who are interested in living with and owning and existing around the DNA of my mind, which is my … - Wangechi Mutu
And luckily, for whatever reason, I've found people who are interested in living with and owning and existing around the DNA of my mind, which is my …
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