Collage - Art & Politics in Africa

Art & Politics in Africa

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AFRS 2251 - ARTH 2360

Motivating Discourse: Art and Social Awareness in Africa and the Diaspora

BEDROOM MASKS

Fragmentations of female body parts in provocative positions layered on top of images of African masks. — Wangechi Mutu, Bedroom Masks, 2011.

Wangechi Mutu
Kenyan
Bedroom Masks
2011
Media printed paper collage on postcard
New York

Filed Under: Kenya, Wangechi Mutu, Women and Gender Tagged With: Collage, Environment, Kenya, Sensuality, women's rights

Exhibition Artists

Environment (17)
- Burkina Faso (2)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
- Ethiopia (1)
- Mali (1)
- Nigeria (9)
- South Africa (1)
Health (10)
- HIV/AIDS (3)
- Mental Health (5)
- Spiritual Health (1)
- Women, Health, and Healing (4)
LGBTQ+ (15)
- Gender (5)
- Love (5)
- Resilience (5)
Women and Gender (14)
- Kenya (2)
  - Wangechi Mutu (2)
- Nigeria (5)
  - Jenevieve Aken (3)
  - Njideka Akunyili Crosby (2)
- South Africa (4)
- Uganda (3)
  - Immy Mali (1)
  - Sheila Nakitende (2)

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