Wangechi Mutu

Me carry my head on my home on my head

2005

A surreal plant-like humanoid stands rooted in the ground wearing a floral crown and vines.
A surreal plant-like humanoid stands rooted in the ground wearing a floral crown and vines.

Wangechi Mutu, Me carry my head on my home on my head, 2005. Acrylic, brush and ink, collage, and sequins on plastic, overall (Irregular): 87 9/16 × 52 in. (222.4 × 132.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Nancy and Stanley Singer 2006.32

Recto

Not on view

Date
2005

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Acrylic, brush and ink, collage, and sequins on plastic

Dimensions
Overall (Irregular): 87 9/16 × 52 in. (222.4 × 132.1 cm)

Accession number
2006.32

Credit line
Gift of Nancy and Stanley Singer

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/27263




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