Victoria Miro is delighted to present The SeasSpirit, an exhibition of new collage-paintings by Wangechi Mutu.
Wangechi Mutu engages in a distinctive form of mythmaking, often connecting the human body with the natural world. For her new exhibition, the artist returns to the subject of water, a theme she has explored throughout her practice, not only as a mythical realm but also as a fragile, symbiotic ecosystem.
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Mutu conjures a cast of feminine water spirits – figures that are at once powerful, awe-inspiring and unsettling.
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Installation view, Wangechi Mutu: The SeasSpirit, Victoria Miro Venice, 2026
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Imagined as protectors, companions and guides, these aquatic beings can be understood as symbolic inhabitants of both the sea and the subconscious.
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Created with Venice in mind, this body of work resonates with the city’s enigmatic character – a place where land and water, history and myth, continually converge.
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Wangechi Mutu
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Wangechi Mutu is invited to the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia
April 29, 2026Victoria Miro is delighted to congratulate Wangechi Mutu, who is invited to the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia by Koyo Kouoh.
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Wangechi Mutu: The SeasSpirit
18 July – 29 August 2026 VeniceIn a new series of collage-paintings, Mutu conjures a cast of feminine water spirits. -
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