‘In Two Canoe’, 2022. © Copyright the artist and Gladstone Gallery
Beautiful and haunting sculptural work by Kenya-born American artist Wangechi Mutu is part of a show called Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined, set to go on display March until June, 2023 at the New Museum in New York. It will comprise sculpture, but also drawing, painting, collage, film, and performance.
We love the artist’s sculpture work, and are excited to see it in person. The bronze work feels powerful and feminine, but also futuristic, with some of the piece like ‘In Two Canoe’ having an alien-like appearance.
The artist with one of her sculptures.
“Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined” will trace connections between recent developments in the artist’s sculptural practice and her decades-long exploration of the legacies of colonialism, globalization, and African and diasporic cultural traditions.
Courtesy the artist and Gladstone Gallery. © Wangechi Mutu
Courtesy the artist and Gladstone Gallery. © Wangechi Mutu
Courtesy the artist and Gladstone Gallery. © Wangechi Mutu
The artist with her sculpture. Photo by D’Angelo Lovell Williams
All images courtesy the artist and Gladstone Gallery. © Wangechi Mutu