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Wangechi Mutu Quotes

I hope my kids see imagination has power to change everything Picture Quote #1

I’m not a policy maker. I’m not even a very great activist. My main thing is to make things that speak for the culture that I live in Picture Quote #1

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 innocuous, some of it’s invisible. It’s there Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Kenya is rapidly developing its industry and manufacturing, and its cultural identity as a new country. We had a humongous history pre-British, and when we were colonized and violently reshuffled, we had to decide who we were again. We couldn’t rest on the stories and the cultures of our great-grandparents Picture Quote #1

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 Economist, out of Time. I’m making a sketch, but I’m using the existing images that have been put out in the world Picture Quote #1

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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 innocuous, some of it’s invisible. It’s there Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Always acknowledge your position in the food chain... They eat because you grow the food Picture Quote #1

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I hope my kids see imagination has power to change everything (Wangechi Mutu Quotes) I’m not a policy maker. I’m not even a very great activist. My main thing is to make things that speak for the culture that I live in (Wangechi Mutu Quotes) 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 innocuous, some of it’s invisible. It’s there (Wangechi Mutu Quotes) 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 Quotes) Kenya is rapidly developing its industry and manufacturing, and its cultural identity as a new country. We had a humongous history pre-British, and when we were colonized and violently reshuffled, we had to decide who we were again. We couldn’t rest on the stories and the cultures of our great-grandparents (Wangechi Mutu Quotes) 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 Economist, out of Time. I’m making a sketch, but I’m using the existing images that have been put out in the world (Wangechi Mutu Quotes) 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 innocuous, some of it’s invisible. It’s there. (Wangechi Mutu Quotes) 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. (Wangechi Mutu Quotes) Always acknowledge your position in the food chain... They eat because you grow the food. (Wangechi Mutu Quotes)