Flowers in the paintings contrast the dark blues with vibrant shades of orange, red, and yellow. These fiery tones evoke the colorful offerings made during Brazil's annual festival for the goddess Iemanjá.
Read MoreMehretu was the recipient of the MacArthur Fellows Award and the American Art Award from the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Read MoreCapabilities to create layered and asynchronous concepts of tempo and space.
Read MoreHuman figures intermingle with memento mori and enigmatic relics.
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