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“I'm very much a person that believes that there's something that was introduced into Kenya and Africa as we know it that has made us despise our bodies.” quote by Wangechi Mutu — Download Open image

“I'm very much a person that believes that there's something that was introduced into Kenya and Africa as we know it that has made us despise our bodies.”

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We became Homo sapiens not that long ago, from the scientific perspective, and we've retained a lot of our beast nature. We've done all these amazing things in terms of our knowledge base and technology, and now we're flying around and using the internet. But we're still very animalistic. So, I think about hierarchies. I think about evolution. I think…

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

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I keep things moving along with a seriously loving, caring, and brilliant man, a fierce group of friends - and really strong coffee.

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I've always been curious about the things that I'm afraid to look at, that make me embarrassed or bother me.

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I feel that art is beyond language.

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A lot of my work reflects the incredible influence that America has had on contemporary African culture. Some of it's insidious, some of it's…

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I feel like I've spent a lot of time imagining home and thinking about a dream-like place, as opposed to a real place, because…

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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…

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Equal rights for women and queer folks!

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What is Africa, anyway? Even I don't know what Africa is, entirely. But I know that it's not some of these simplified sound bites…

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I'm big into multifunctional clothing.

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If something hurtful enters your body, you create something beautiful to protect yourself from it. That's my philosophy.

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