Kenyan - Artist | June 22, 1972 -
I believe art is a connection, like passing on a flame.
Wangechi Mutu
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I keep things moving along with a seriously loving, caring, and brilliant man, a fierce group of friends - and really strong coffee.
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Motherhood is the ultimate call to sacrifice.
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So many a time, I would find myself stuck in my studio while, in another country, my exhibitions were opening and I was being celebrated.
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For me, collages manage to - it satisfies all of my madness, like I'm able to make these obsessive things, but then I'm also able to make these very strong statements. I don't know what they mean to other people, but in my mind, they have a very strong particular resonance; there's sort of a power.
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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 things in terms of our knowledge base and technology, and now we're flying around and using the Internet. But we're still very animalistic.
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If something hurtful enters your body, you create something beautiful to protect yourself from it. That's my philosophy.
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There's a recycling mentality about my work.
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Gold and precious gems are, in many places, the one form of wealth a woman can use to protect and enhance herself within the elaborate structure of patriarchy.
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When I'm making a collage, there are a lot of things about it that are violent.
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The ocean is the source of life. We all come from there. I think about these one-celled creatures, and I think about the planet. It is related to my obsession with biology, even if it's only a layperson's obsession. The way I visualise what's at the bottom of the ocean is very much to do with how I feel when I'm swimming in the sea.
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We have to redefine what we mean when we say, 'Who are your people?' 'Where are you from?'
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