Wangechi Mutu’s Eve Portfolio
Take a look at the artist’s provocative take on the first woman through the lens of Afrofuturism.
Nov 18, 2022
In the online edition of MoMA’s ArtSpeaks program, a member of our staff shares personal impressions of an artwork in the galleries. Here, Sheldon Gooch, a curatorial fellow for the Department of Drawings and Prints, finds his childhood love of science fiction expressed in Wangechi Mutu’s use of mixed media in the print portfolio Eve.
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