Wangechi Mutu- Banana Stroke, 2017

New York and Nairobi-based artist Wangechi Mutu builds upon her process for a new body of work in which she uses paper that has been dyed, fermented, or saturated to create abstract paintings in a total, immersive environment—as both artwork and its stage. "The new work is an outgrowth of a live, multimedia performance, and draws on both macro- and micropolitics, from international legislature and its consequences to the public depictions of and details of the lives of women in her native Kenya. The resulting site-specific action painting integrates layers of images of the Kenyan landscape with those of her artistic process, kindling the warmth and intimacy of home within an arena designed for public encounters and spectacle.

Image credit: Wangechi Mutu, Banana Stroke, 2017. Photos © Paula Court. Courtesy of Performa.

Role: Associate Producer

Curator: Adrienne Edwards
Producer: Esa Nickle & Marsha Reid for Met Museum
Associate Producer: Raul Zbengheci
Producer/Cinematographer/Editor: Andrew Dru Mungai
Music: Willy Rama Mbaji Boaz Otieno Akech Stephen Okoti Ngala Erick Baya Thoya
Sound Recordist: Ronnie Mugambi Maureen Adhiambo
Costume Design: Ashaka Givens Oana Botez
Production: Raul Zbengheci Astrid Meek Hiroko Ishikawa
Set Fabrication and Consultation: Standard and Supply"