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A Dragon Kiss Always Ends In Ashes by 
																	Wangechi Mutu

Wangechi Mutu

( American, 1972 )

A Dragon Kiss Always Ends In Ashes

Wangechi Mutu

( Kenyan, 1972 )

A Dragon Kiss Always Ends In Ashes

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Materials:

ink, paint, mixed media, plant material and plastic pearls on Mylar

Measurements:

53.27 in. (135.30 cm.) (height) by 101.38 in. (257.50 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed and dated 2007

Exhibited:

London, Victoria Miro Gallery, . Yo.n.l , November 2007 - January 2008, pp. 10-11, illustrated in color (in installation at Victoria Miro Gallery), p. 18, illustrated in color (detail) and p. 19, no. VIII, illustrated in color. New York, National Academy Museum, . Seismic Shifts: 10 Visionaries in Contemporary Art and Architecture , January - May 2013, p. 45, illustrated in color (detail) and pp. 48-49, illustrated in color

Literature:

Jackie Wullschlager, "Mutations of the Femme Fatale," . The Financial Times , December 1, 2007 (text

Provenance:

Victoria Miro Gallery, London. Acquired by the present owner from the above in January 2008

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