This painting is inspired by the re-envision urban experience. Mehretu rewrites narratives of exclusion and attempts to reconcile divergent histories. The compositions are expansive and dynamic with hidden symbols and mass communication iconography.
Mehretu’s work evokes a highly personalized, yet distinctly universal theme that draws on her experience as a citizen of the world and of New York City. She employs a dynamic visual vocabulary that combines maps, urban grids, and architectural renderings to articulate complex social and geopolitical structures. The pieces are of immense proportions, layering, and careful detail that relate the complexities of the urban environment. Mehretu questions what impact an individual can have, and what one person can contribute to the construction of a larger narrative.
Mehretu studied at Michigan’s Kalamazoo College and Cheik Anta Diop University, in Dakar, Senegal. She received an M.F.A. with honors from Rhode Island School of Design. She participates in numerous international biennials and exhibitions. Mehretu has received international recognition for her work and in 2005 became a MacArthur Fellow.
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