Hasta La Gadget!

“I juxtapose and slice up reality and fiction quite easily,” explained Kenya-born artist Wangechi Mutu in an interview with the Art Newspaper. “I’m aware that it is up for grabs and a powerful tool to explain how we take control.”

Splicing and dicing is a talent Mutu has perfected in her studio in New York City. Her signature collages are filled with tantalizing mixtures of erotica, high fashion, and nature imagery, delicately positioned into beautiful — sometimes violent — works on paper. Hybrid beings are her speciality; we see contorted creatures that are part human, part beast, meant to explore themes of excess, consumption and the representation of black women in art.