Wangechi Mutu

*1972 / Kenya

Solo exhibitions

My Cave Call

Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis (US)
12 Jan 2024 – 31 Mar 2024
The End of eating Everything

Blanton Museum of Art, Austin (US)
15 Sep 2018 – 29 Nov 2018
The End of eating Everything

Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines (US)
20 Jul 2017 – 15 Oct 2017
Nguva na Nyoka

Victoria Miro Gallery, London (GB)
14 Oct 2014 – 19 Dec 2014
A Fantastic Journey

MoCA Miami, Miami (US)
11 Apr 2014 – 6 Jul 2014
A Fantastic Journey

MoCA Miami, Miami (US)
18 Apr 2014 – 6 Jul 2014
A Fantastic Journey

Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn (US)
11 Oct 2013 – 9 Mar 2014
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Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden (DE)
14 Jul 2012 – 30 Sep 2012
My Dirty Little Heaven

WIELS Centre d'art contemporain, Brussels (BE)
25 Jun 2010 – 12 Sep 2010
Ma dirty litte Heaven

Video: Mud Fountain

Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin (DE)
30 Apr 2010 – 13 Jun 2010
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AGO Art Gallery Ontario, Toronto (CA)
24 Feb 2010 – 23 May 2010

Group

New Humans: Memories of the Future

New Museum, New York (US)
21 Mar 2026 – 30 Sep 2026

with Monira Al Qadiri, Sophia Al-Maria, Rebecca Allen, Yuri Ancarani, Lucy Beech, Hans Bellmer, Asmae Lahkim Bennani, Meriem Bennani, Erwin Blumenfeld, Marianne Brandt, Julien Creuzet, Jeremy Deller …
Iter Subterraneum

Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen (NO)
16 Jan 2026 – 15 Apr 2026

with Terkel Eikemo, Ingela Ihrman, Anicka Yi
ECHO DELAY REVERB

American Art and Francophone Thought

Palais de Tokyo, Paris (FR)
22 Oct 2025 – 15 Feb 2026

with Laurie Anderson, Mark Dion, Hal Fischer, Andrea Fraser, Charles Gaines, Ellen Gallagher, Andrea Geyer, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Dan Graham, Renee Green, Hans Haacke, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha …
The Rose

Curated by Justine Kurland and Marina Chao

CPW, Kingston (US)
24 May 2025 – 31 Aug 2025

with Jay DeFeo, Leslie Hewitt, Joiri Minaya, Frida Orupabo, Gina Osterloh, Wendy Red Star, Deborah Roberts, Lorna Simpson, Gwen Smith, Hannah Wilke, Francesca Woodman
Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics

LACMA Museum, Los Angeles (US)
15 Dec 2024 – 27 Jul 2025

with Edgar Arceneaux, Josué Azor, Sanford Biggers, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Mark Bradford, Widline Cadet, Awol Erizku, Deana Lawson, Ibrahim Mahama, Chelsea Odufu, Zohra Opoku, Susana Pilar Delahante Matienzo …
Don’t Touch My Hair

Hannah Traore, New York (US)
6 Jun 2024 – 27 Jul 2024

with Camila Falquez, J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere
A GATEWAY TO POSSIBLE WORLDS

Les portes du possible - Art & science-fiction

Centre Pompidou-Metz, Metz (FR)
5 Nov 2022 – 10 Apr 2023

with Edgar Arceneaux, Jeannette Ehlers, John Isaacs, Aida Muluneh, Josèfa Ntjam, Larissa Sansour, Yinka Shonibare MBE, Mary Sibande
A Great Increase In Business Is On Its Way

Myth, science fiction, spiritual traditions and the legacy of Afrofuturism

Hayward Gallery, London (GB)
29 Jun 2022 – 18 Sep 2022

with Ellen Gallagher, Hew Locke, Rashaad Newsome, Tabita Rezaire, Cauleen Smith, Lina Iris Viktor, Kara Walker
Image Gardeners

The McEvoy Foundation for the Arts (MFA), San Francisco (US)
14 Jan 2022 – 30 Apr 2022

with Diane Arbus, Erica Baum, Carina Brandes, Carolyn Drake, Vivian Maier, Ming Smith, Chanell Stone, Francesca Woodman
A Través

NORR COHAN, New York (US)
14 Jan 2022 – 19 Feb 2022

with Ellen Gallagher, Teresa Margolles, Wardell Milan, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Bill Viola
30 Americans

Painting, sculpture, and photography by influential contemporary African American artists.

The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia (US)
27 Oct 2019 – 12 Jan 2020

with Mark Bradford, Renee Green, David Hammons, Barkley L. Hendricks, Rashid Johnson, Glenn Ligon, Kalup Linzy, Kerry James Marshall, Rodney McMillian, Xaviera Simmons, Gary Simmons, Lorna Simpson …
30 Americans

contemporary art by African American artists

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City (US)
1 Jun 2019 – 25 Aug 2019

with Mark Bradford, Renee Green, David Hammons, Barkley L. Hendricks, Rashid Johnson, Xaviera Simmons, Gary Simmons, Lorna Simpson, Mickalene Thomas, Hank Willis Thomas, Kara Walker, Carrie Mae Weems
People Get Ready: Building a Contemporary Collection

Nasher Museum of Art, Durham (US)
1 Sep 2018 – 6 Jan 2019

with William Cordova, William Eggleston, Mounir Fatmi, Genevieve Gaignard, Hassan Hajjaj, Lyle Ashton Harris, Barkley L. Hendricks, Rashid Johnson, Pedro Lasch, Kerry James Marshall, Zanele Muholi, Ebony G. Patterson …
Road to Justice

MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti, Roma (IT)
22 Jun 2018 – 14 Oct 2018

with John Akomfrah, Bouchra Khalili, Moshekwa Langa, Malik Nejmi, Michael Tsegaye, Sue Williamson
Multiply, Identify, Her

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
23 May 2018 – 2 Sep 2018

with Geta Bratescu, Stephanie Dinkins, Christina Fernandez, Barbara Hammer, Roni Horn, Gina Osterloh, Sondra Perry, Lorna Simpson, Mickalene Thomas
Blind Faith

Zeitgenössische Kunst zwischen Intuition und Reflexion

Haus der Kunst, München (DE)
2 Mar 2018 – 19 Aug 2018

with Teresa Solar Abboud, Ed Atkins, Kader Attia, Melanie Bonajo, Cecile B. Evans, Nicholas Hlobo, Mary Reid Kelley, Otobong Nkanga, Jon Rafman, Jeremy Shaw
Making Africa

A Continent of Contemporary Design<br><a href="http://makingafrica.net" target="_blank">http://makingafrica.net</a>

Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque (US)
3 Feb 2018 – 6 May 2018

with Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou, Jody Brand, Justin Dingwall, Omar Victor Diop, Hassan Hajjaj, Tahir Karl Karmali, Seydou Keita, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Hector Mediavilla, Sabelo Mlangeni, Fabrice Monteiro, J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere …
Afro-Tech and the Future of Re-Invention

Kunsthalle Dortmund, Dortmund (DE)
21 Oct 2017 – 22 Apr 2018

with John Akomfrah, Neil Beloufa, Cristina De Middel, Louis Henderson, Wanuri Kahiu, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Kapwani Kiwanga, Fabrice Monteiro, Tabita Rezaire, Soda_Jerk, The Otolith Group (Kodwo Eshun, Anjalika Sagar)
Regarding Africa: Contemporary Art and Afro-Futurism

<a href="http://www.africa-tamuseum.org.il" target="_blank">www.africa-tamuseum.org.il</a>

Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv (IL)
9 Dec 2016 – 27 May 2017

with David Adika, Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou, Pieter Hugo, Nandipha Mntambo, Zwelethu Mthethwa, J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, Malick Sidibe
Journeys into Peripheral Worlds

Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines (US)
23 Feb 2017 – 30 Apr 2017

with Ethan Murrow, Michael Najjar, Alex Prager
In Context: Africans in America

Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (ZA)
17 Nov 2016 – 17 Jan 2017

with Ghada Amer, Theaster Gates, Alfredo Jaar, Odili Donald Odita, Hank Willis Thomas
Making Africa

A Continent of Contemporary Design<br><a href="http://makingafrica.net" target="_blank">http://makingafrica.net</a>

Centre de Cultura Cont., Barcelona (ES)
23 Mar 2016 – 28 Aug 2016

with Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou, Jody Brand, Justin Dingwall, Omar Victor Diop, Hassan Hajjaj, Tahir Karl Karmali, Seydou Keita, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Mario Macilau, Hector Mediavilla, Sabelo Mlangeni, Fabrice Monteiro …
Making Africa

A Continent of Contemporary Design<br><a href="http://makingafrica.net" target="_blank">http://makingafrica.net</a>

Guggenheim Bilbao, Bilbao (ES)
30 Oct 2015 – 21 Feb 2016

with Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou, Jody Brand, Justin Dingwall, Omar Victor Diop, Hassan Hajjaj, Tahir Karl Karmali, Seydou Keita, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Mario Macilau, Hector Mediavilla, Sabelo Mlangeni, Fabrice Monteiro …
30 Americans

contemporary art by African American artists

Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit (US)
18 Oct 2015 – 18 Jan 2016

with Mark Bradford, Xaviera Simmons, Lorna Simpson, Mickalene Thomas, Hank Willis Thomas, Carrie Mae Weems
The Venice Biennale - 56th International Art Exhibition

All the World's Futures

The Venice Biennale, Venezia (IT)
9 May 2015 – 22 Nov 2015

with Jumana Emil Abboud, Adel Abdessemed, Mathieu Kleyebe Abonnenc, Abounaddara, Boris Achour, Chantal Akerman, John Akomfrah, Kutluğ Ataman, Maja Bajevic, Ernesto Ballesteros, Sammy Baloji, Rosa Barba …
Making Africa

A Continent of Contemporary Design<br><a href="http://makingafrica.net" target="_blank">http://makingafrica.net</a>

Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein
14 Mar 2015 – 13 Sep 2015

with Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou, Jody Brand, Justin Dingwall, Omar Victor Diop, Hassan Hajjaj, Tahir Karl Karmali, Seydou Keita, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Mario Macilau, Hector Mediavilla, Sabelo Mlangeni, Fabrice Monteiro …
The Divine Comedy

Heaven, Purgatory and Hell Revisited by Contemporary African Artists

SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah (US)
16 Oct 2014 – 25 Jan 2015

with Jane Alexander, Ghada Amer, Joel Andrianomearisoa, Kader Attia, Zoulikha Bouabdellah, Mohamed Bourouissa, Edson Chagas, Kudzanai Chiurai, Dimitri Fagbohoun, Jellel Gasteli, Frances Goodman, Nicholas Hlobo …
The Divine Comedy

Heaven, Hell, Purgatory Revisited by Contemporary African Artists

MMK Museum, Frankfurt (Main) (DE)
21 Mar 2014 – 27 Jul 2014

with Jane Alexander, Ghada Amer, Joel Andrianomearisoa, Kader Attia, Sammy Baloji, Berry Bickle, Zoulikha Bouabdellah, Mohamed Bourouissa, Nabil Boutros, Loulou Cherinet, Kudzanai Chiurai, Dimitri Fagbohoun …
30 Americans

contemporary art by African American artists

Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans (US)
8 Feb 2014 – 15 Jun 2014

with Mark Bradford, Rashid Johnson, Lorna Simpson, Mickalene Thomas, Hank Willis Thomas, Carrie Mae Weems
Dak'Art 2014 - 11th Biennial of Contemporary African Art

The Biennial of Contemporary African Art, Dakar (SN)
9 May 2014 – 8 Jun 2014

with John Akomfrah, Joel Andrianomearisoa, Kader Attia, Meriem Bouderbala, Mohamed Bourouissa, Candice Breitz, Jonathas de Andrade, Jean Ulrick Desert, Andrew Esiebo, Chitra Ganesh, Sam Hopkins, Samson Kambalu …
The Shadows Took Shape

Studio Museum Harlem, New York (US)
14 Nov 2013 – 11 Mar 2014

with John Akomfrah, Edgar Arceneaux, Sanford Biggers, William Cordova, Cristina De Middel, Khaled Hafez, Larissa Sansour, The Otolith Group (Kodwo Eshun, Anjalika Sagar)
5th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art

BOLSHE SVETA / MORE LIGHT

Moscow Biennale, Moscow (RU)
20 Sep 2013 – 20 Oct 2013

with Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Vyacheslav Akhunov, Victor Alimpiev, Said Atabekov, Richard Bell, Geta Bratescu, David Claerbout, Edith Dekyndt, SONG Dong, SONG Dong, Rena Effendi, Parastou Forouhar …
5th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art

BOLSHE SVETA / MORE LIGHT

Moscow Biennale, Moscow (RU)
20 Sep 2013 – 20 Oct 2013

with Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Vyacheslav Akhunov, Victor Alimpiev, Said Atabekov, Richard Bell, Geta Bratescu, David Claerbout, Edith Dekyndt, SONG Dong, SONG Dong, Rena Effendi, Parastou Forouhar …
A Different Kind of Order: The ICP Triennial

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
17 May 2013 – 22 Sep 2013

with Roy Arden, Huma Bhabha, Nayland Blake, A.K. Burns, Aleksandra Domanovic, Nir Evron, Sam Falls, Lucas Foglia, Jim Goldberg, Mishka Henner, Thomas Hirschhorn, Elliot Hundley …
30 Americans

contemporary art by African American artists

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington (US)
1 Oct 2011 – 12 Feb 2012

with Mark Bradford, Rashid Johnson, Xaviera Simmons, Gary Simmons, Lorna Simpson, Mickalene Thomas, Hank Willis Thomas, Kara Walker, Carrie Mae Weems
The Power of Doubt

Curator: Hou Hanru

Guangdong Times Museum, Guangzhou (CN)
18 Dec 2011 – 6 Feb 2012

with Hamra Abbas, Adel Abdessemed, Shaun Gladwell, WONG Hoy Cheong, Tsang Kin-Wah, Dan Perjovschi, Shahzia Sikander, Nedko Solakov, Sun Xun, DU Zhenjun, JIANG Zhi
ROUNDABOUT: FACE TO FACE

Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv (IL)
22 Oct 2011 – 20 Jan 2012

with Adel Abdessemed, Chuck Close, XING Danwen, Jacqeline Fraser, Ori Gersht, Luis Gispert, Gonkar Gyatso, Isaac Julien, Mike Kelley, Sigalit Landau, Lena Liv, Wardell Milan …
Surreal versus Surrealism in Contemporary Art

IVAM Institut d'Art Modern, Valencia (ES)
6 Oct 2011 – 8 Jan 2011

with Matthew Barney, John Bock, Monica Bonvicini, Maurizio Cattelan, Roberto Cuoghi, Robert Gober, Dionisio Gonzalez, Douglas Gordon, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Carsten Hoeller, Liu Jianhua, Michael Joo …
Faces

Monica De Cardenas, Milano (IT)
16 Sep 2010 – 13 Nov 2010

with Maurizio Anzeri, John Stezaker
Afro Modern: Journeys through the Black Atlantic

Tate Liverpool, Liverpool (GB)
29 Jan 2010 – 25 Apr 2010

with Constantin Brancusi, Renee Cox, Walker Evans, Ellen Gallagher, David Hammons, Isaac Julien, Tracey Rose, Kara Walker
Dress Codes

The Third ICP Triennial of Photography and Video

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
2 Oct 2009 – 3 Jan 2010

with Yto Barrada, Valerie Belin, Erwin Brinkmann, Olga Chernysheva, Milagros de la Torre, Stan Douglas, Kota Ezawa, CAO Fei, Jacqueline Hassink, Miyako Ishiuchi, Kimsooja, Silvia Kolbowski …
THE FIGURE AND DR FREUD

Haunch of Venison, New York (US)
8 Jul 2009 – 22 Aug 2009

with Nobuyoshi Araki, Diane Arbus, Chuck Close, David Levinthal, Patricia Piccinini
Cinema Remixed and Reloaded

Black Women Artists and the Moving Image Since 1970

Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston (US)
18 Oct 2008 – 4 Jan 2009

with Bradley McCallum & Jacqueline Tarry, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Tracey Moffatt, Adrian Piper, Tracey Rose, Berni Searle, Xaviera Simmons, Lorna Simpson, Kara Walker, Carrie Mae Weems
(RE) VOLVER

Plataforma Revólver, Lisboa (PT)
27 Sep 2006 – 8 Nov 2006

with Miriam Baeckstroem, Ângela Ferreira, Mona Hatoum, Susana Mendes Silva
Distant Relatives/Relative Distance

Stevenson, Cape Town (ZA)
7 Jun 2006 – 8 Jul 2006
African Queen

Studio Museum Harlem, New York (US)
26 Jan 2005 – 27 Mar 2005

with Dawoud Bey, Mark Bradford, Lyle Ashton Harris, Nzingah Muhammed, J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, Tracey Rose, Mickalene Thomas, Ike Ude

Events

Sharjah Biennial 15

Thinking Historically in the Present

Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah (AE)
7 Feb 2023 – 11 Jun 2023

with Erkan Oezgen, John Akomfrah, Monira Al Qadiri, Farah Al Qasimi, Brook Andrew, Malala Andrialavidrazana, Kader Attia, Sammy Baloji, Pablo Bartholomew, Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Carolina Caycedo …
Whitney Biennial 2019

Whitney Museum Art, New York (US)
17 May 2019 – 22 Sep 2019

with Korakrit Arunanondchai, Meriem Bennani, Lucas Blalock, Garrett Bradley, Thirza Cuthand, John Edmonds, Kota Ezawa, Brendan Fernandes, Forensic Architecture, Ellie Ga, Sofia Gallisa Muriente, Todd Gray …
Canadian Biennial 2017

National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (CA)
19 Oct 2017 – 18 Mar 2018

with Shannon Bool, Stan Douglas, Jessica Eaton, Latifa Echakhch, Andreas Gursky, Christian Jankowski, Collier Schorr, Ursula Schulz-Dornburg, Wael Shawky, Taryn Simon, Kiki Smith, Mickalene Thomas …
Dress Codes

The Third ICP Triennial of Photography and Video

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
4 Dec 2009