49 Quotes by Wangechi Mutu

I believe art is a connection, like passing on a flame.

'Misguided Little Unforgivable Hierarchies' is a piece that I did around the time that I was very frustrated and angry with the fact that the U.S., where I live, had decided to pull itself into another war. I was really angry.

I use femaleness as another lens, so I don't even think all my creatures are women; I just think that I bring out the femaleness in them.

We have to redefine what we mean when we say, 'Who are your people?' 'Where are you from?'

Being taught to despise your body is being taught to perhaps admire someone else's body more than yours - being taught that your body is good for certain things and not for others.

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.

I juxtapose and slice up reality and fiction quite easily. I'm aware that it is up for grabs and a powerful tool to explain how we take control.

There are ways to speak that can transform things, which has less to do with authority but is more about resourcefulness and ingenuity.

When I'm making a collage, there are a lot of things about it that are violent.