Round 2: Tossup 22

An artist from this country painted men in underwear kneeling around Xi Jinping in a series composed after mostly Chinese artists represented this country at the 2013 Venice Biennale. In 2021, the Legion of Honor’s copy of The Thinker was flanked by sculptures (15[1])by an artist born in this country depicting a humanoid fused with a crocodile and a (15[1])manta ray with a human head. Caryatids inspired a series of seated bronze women by an artist born in this country (15[1])that occupied the outside niches of the Met. That artist born in this country exemplifies a kind of diaspora (*) “futurism” and is named Wangechi Mutu. (10[1])Heritage from this non-U.S. country is represented by blue lilies in a portrait of a man seated amidst a leafy background by Kehinde Wiley. For 10 points, name this African country home to the father (10[1])of Barack Obama. ■END■

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