Wangechi Mutu: In Whose Image? presents a focused exploration of portraiture and identity through the distinctive collage and mixed-media works of Wangechi Mutu.

The publication highlights Mutu’s engagement with visual culture and the body, bringing together reproductions of key works that use materials such as ink, magazine clippings (from fashion, science, and other sources), glitter, packing tape, and animal fur.

Mutu’s collage figures are constructed through fragmentation and assemblage, combining disparate visual elements into hybrid, often unsettling human forms. In these works, she critically examines and subverts stereotypes of femininity, exoticism, and representation, transforming found imagery into inventive and provocative compositions.

The accompanying text by Angela Stief offers insight into Mutu’s artistic strategies, situating her practice within broader discussions of gender, identity, and cultural signification. In Whose Image? serves as both an introduction to Mutu’s work and a focused study of her approaches to portraiture and the representation of the body.