Tiffany Hughes
Mr. Gallagher

English CP period 6
3 March 2009

Annotated Bibliography

Aldarondo, Cecilia [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu: Memphis Art Papers v. 31 no. 2 (March/April 2007) 62.

-In this article the author tells you that Wangechi Mutu is not just the artist she's also the actress or character in her art work. "Like Mutu's endless scrubbing, her meticulous stitches remind viewers of the ongoing denigration of women's labor."

Auricchio, L. [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu Art Papers v. 30 no. 5 (September/October 2006) 60.

-The article is important because the author tells you how Mutu can be with her art work.” These shows emphasized Mutu's omnivorous approach to materials and the surprising thematic unity of her work."

Brielmaier, I. Wangechi Mutu: Re-Imagining the World / Wangechi Mutu: Die Welt Neu Denken Parkett no. 74 (2005) 6-13.

- This article is important because it shows you how Familiar Wangechi Mutu is with the female body and how she uses that in her art work.” Among the artist's many aesthetic and conceptual concerns, she has focused on re-imagining the world, the transformative and transgresses power of the female body, and the fluidity and performance of this body, which re-inscribes and undermines authority."

Ciuraru, C. Cutting Remarks ART news v. 103 no. 10 (November 2004) 116-17.

- This article is important because is tells you how creative she can be." Mutu's sources for images are extensive: She makes use of pictures from National Geographic, outdated ethnographic books, fashion and pornography magazines, cartoons, and Victorian botanical illustrations. Her art is both beautiful and harrowing and displays a kind of playful, self-conscious wit".

Cox, L. M. Transformed Bodies, Colonial Wounds & Ethnographic Tropes: Wangechi Mutu N. Paradox v. 21 (2008) 67-75.

-The reason why this article is important because in the article the author says that "Mutu combines images clipped from magazines with pools of paint, shimmering glitter, and brown packing tape to create works that blend critical social engagement with an interventionist practice of collage and photomontage”. I believe this article would help me understand the many ways Wangechi Mutu create art.
Enright, R. [Interview] Resonant surgeries: the collaged world of Wangechi Mutu Border Crossings v. 27 no. 1 (February 2008) 28-46.

- This article is important because it shows that "Wangechi Mutu's has an uncanny sense of gesture and a unique ability to insinuate meanings that are political, aesthetic, and psychological without ever declaring the real meaning of her images."

Kazanjian, Dodie fierce creatures; Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu has brought her fresh and vividly energetic vision to figurative art-spinning fantastical tales of folklore and modernity (3599 words) Magazine/Journal Vogue (June 2006): 214.

-This article is important because is tells you how creative she can be. "The women in Wangechi Mutu's paintings are a strange and disturbing breed. Beautiful but grotesque, powerful yet maimed, they perch in trees or cavort in the tall grass, their hair erupting in wild shapes and arabesques, their limbs missing or metamorphosed into bird legs with talon feet." In this Article the author tells you what Wangechi Mutu's art work can be about.

Keith, N. J. [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu: "Problematica": Susanne Vielmetter Nka no. 21 (Fall 2007) 132-3.
- In this article the author tells you what is Wangechi Mutu's art depends on "Mutu's work depends heavily upon the audience's unconscious to rationalize the dismembered combinations and unrecognizable backdrops. She brings a unique perspective to the contemporary African art project."

Lo, Melissa [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu Flash Art (International Edition) v. 38 (May/June 2005) 146.

-This article is important because is tells you how creative she can be.” From this work,
It is clear that the artist's drawings are quests for understanding; they present the viewer with examples of fragile beauty marked by pigeonholed perception and history, highlighting an awareness of the representation--or, more aptly, misrepresentation--of African women."

Murray, D. C. [Exhibit] Wangechi Mutu at SFMOMA Art in America v. 94 no. 9 (October 2006) 205.

-In this article it tells you how diverse Mutu's art work is "Wangechi Mutu's exhibition represents a diverse collection of artistic and popular influences, from Romare Bearden and the Surrealists to fashion and porn magazines." Although she creates’s a lot of African inspired art work she is also diverse.

Politi, Gea Flash Art (International Edition) (0394-1493) March/April 2008. Vol.41 136.

- In this article Politi describes Mutu's art work, the article shows you how Mutu's art work brings you in and make you engaged "A field of pointy-breast mountains made of packing tape filled the middle of the gallery and diverted viewers toward the small collaged paintings at the gallery's perimeter".