{"id":9269,"date":"2021-05-18T11:20:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T15:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=9269"},"modified":"2021-05-18T11:18:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T15:18:26","slug":"wangechi-mutu-at-gladstone-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/18\/wangechi-mutu-at-gladstone-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Wangechi Mutu at Gladstone Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Twelve feet in diameter and commanding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gladstonegallery.com\/exhibition\/8669\/wangechi-mutu-2021\/installation-views\">Gladstone Gallery<\/a>\u2019s entire front room, Wangechi Mutu\u2019s bronze \u2018Mama Ray\u2019 is a force to be reckoned with.\u00a0 Rising up on her wing-like fins to meet visitors, this regal aquatic creature is only head-high but radiates power.\u00a0 Mutu\u2019s bronze sculptures, which include four created for the Met Museum\u2019s prestigious fa\u00e7ade commission in 2019, introduce new mythologies devised, the artist explains, to picture new heroes, courage, beauty and love. (On view through June 19<sup>th<\/sup>. Masks and social distancing are required.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9271\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=9271\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9271\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9271\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wangechi_mutu_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wangechi_mutu_1-1.jpg 3562w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wangechi_mutu_1-1-150x122.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wangechi_mutu_1-1-491x400.jpg 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wangechi Mutu, detail of Mama Ray, bronze, 65 x 192 x 144 inches, 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twelve feet in diameter and commanding Gladstone Gallery\u2019s entire front room, Wangechi Mutu\u2019s bronze \u2018Mama Ray\u2019 is a force to be reckoned with.\u00a0 Rising up on her wing-like fins to meet visitors, this regal aquatic creature is only head-high but radiates power.\u00a0 Mutu\u2019s bronze sculptures, which include four created for the Met Museum\u2019s prestigious fa\u00e7ade &hellip; 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