WANGECHI MUTU Lecture April 12 6pm

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Wangechi Mutu Photo by Flora Hanitijo WANGECHI MUTU April 12, 6:00 p.m. SAIC Auditorium, 280 S. Columbus Drive The work of Kenyan-born, New York-based artist Wangechi Mutu is a visceral response to her critiques of gender, culture, and mass media imagery. Exploring the female body as a site of engagement and provocation, Mutu's work is frequently populated by hybrid figures that possess an almost abject beauty. She samples imagery from disparate sources-medical diagrams, fashion magazines, anthropology and botany texts, pornography, and traditional African arts. Her signature aesthetic utilizes tactile, fleshy surfaces to readily engage in her own unique form of myth-making, bringing physical and conceptual depth while making social and personal commentary. Mutu has exhibited extensively, including recent one-person shows at Deutsche Guggenheim, Art Gallery of Ontario, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and Miami Art Museum. Wangechi Mutu: This You Call Civilization? will be available for purchase, ($29.95; credit cards only). Book sales provided by The MCA Store. To access articles on Wangechi Mutu and upcoming speakers, please visit the Visiting Artists Program resource guide available through the Flaxman Library. Visit the MCA's "Seeing is a Kind of Thinking: a Jim Nutt Companion" to view Wangechi Mutu's piece Tiny Split Character, 2003. Admission Admission for all Visiting Artists Program events is FREE and open to the general public unless otherwise noted. Seating is first come, first served. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. * Video and audio recordings of Visiting Artists Program events are prohibited unless advance permission is granted. Parking Public parking is available in the Monroe Street parking garage. The entrance is on Columbus Drive at Monroe. Parking for up to 12 hours is $16. Limited street parking and public transportation are also available. About the Visiting Artists Program Formalized in 1951 with an endowed fund from Flora Mayer Witkowsky, the Visiting Artists Program hosts public presentations by artists, designers, and scholars each academic year to foster a greater understanding and appreciation of contemporary art through discourse. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the Visiting Artists Program office at 312.899-5185 or email events@saic.edu. For more information and updates, please visit our website. Any person with a disability who would like to request an accommodation for this program should contact the Disability and Learning Resource Center at dirc@saic.edu or 312-899-4278. Miss a Lecture? Listen to podcasts of previous lectures on our website. Become a FAN! Join the Visiting Artists Program's Facebook page and receive updates and information about upcoming events.

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