One of the things I’m interested in is not just women but the female qualities that are present in everyone. Wangechi Mutu Read Quote
My work is often a therapy for myself – a working out of these issues as a black woman. And a way of allowing other black women to work through this kind of stigmatization as they look through the images and feel how distorted or contorted they might be in the public eye. Wangechi Mutu Read Quote
The medium of film is really wonderful because it can behave in the same way as collage and painting; it can be layered and non-literal. Wangechi Mutu Read Quote
I watched a lot of avant-garde films, like Maya Deren’s work, and I love film’s technical ability to do things that are impossible in real life. It’s related to the way collage allows you to manipulate reality and the hierarchies that are inherent in our awful but amazing world. Wangechi Mutu Read Quote
Often, there’s an emphasis in my work, and it’s sort of the celebrating of the body. Wangechi Mutu Read Quote
I love magazines because they’re so dispensable, and they’re so quickly consumed. In that way, they’re quite honest. They’re unashamed about how small an amount of time they’re trying to keep our attention. Wangechi Mutu Read Quote
I have this amateur side attraction to, and interest in, the sciences and biology and physics and evolution. Paleontology is of interest to me. I’m interested in the way these fields have helped us understand how we are human and why we are human. Wangechi Mutu Read Quote
Some people get turned on by my work, and it sells, but what drives me is the process of making it. Wangechi Mutu Read Quote
Football has that wonderful gift of being accessible. You don’t need much gear, a coach, or a lifeguard. You just need your imagination, strong legs, and a couple of friends, and it’s a game. Wangechi Mutu Read Quote
There are ways to speak that can transform things, which has less to do with authority but is more about resourcefulness and ingenuity. Wangechi Mutu Read Quote
