Wangechi Mutu : I am speaking, are you listening?

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Wangechi Mutu : I am speaking, are you listening?

Claudia Schmuckli with Isaac Julien and Wangechi Mutu

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco , DelMonico Books, c2021

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Exhibition catalogue

"Catalog of an exhibition held at the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, May 7-Nov. 7, 2021."

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Between Afrofuturism, fantasy and postcolonialism: the most comprehensive monograph to date on the fantastical worlds of Wangechi Mutu Wangechi Mutu takes viewers on journeys of material, psychological and sociopolitical transformation; this volume explores her most recent groundbreaking work. Over the past two decades, Mutu has created chimerical constellations of powerful female characters, hybrid beings and fantastical landscapes. With a rare understanding of the need for powerful new mythologies beyond simple binaries and stereotypes, Mutu breaches common distinctions between human, animal, plant and machine. An artist who calls both Nairobi and New York City home, Mutu moves voraciously between cultural traditions to challenge colonialist, racist and sexist worldviews with her visionary projection of an alternate universe informed by Afrofuturism, posthumanism and feminism. This dazzling book accompanies a presentation of Mutu’s new work on view at the Legion, along with a greater selection from her landmark oeuvre. It is the most comprehensive book on the artist to date.

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  • NCID
    BC11957508
  • ISBN
    • 9781636810058
  • LCCN
    2021940338
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    San Francisco,New York, NY
  • Pages/Volumes
    159 p.
  • Size
    28 cm
  • Subject Headings
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