Wangechi Mutu: This You Call Civilization?

by Odili Donald Odita and Jennifer Gonzalez

The alluring and intricate collages of Kenyan-born, New York-based artist Wangechi Mutu (born 1972) draw the viewer into narratives of beauty, consumerism, colonialism, race, identity and gender politics. Oriented around imagery of the human body, Mutu's work aims at a visual deconstruction of traditional figuration, reconciling the experience of her Kenyan upbringing with present-day American realities. Published to accompany Mutu's first major survey...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1894243641
• ISBN13: 9781894243643
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Art Gallery of Ontario
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.0" x 9.0"