Suspended Playtime
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"Suspended Playtime" is a multimedia installation artwork by Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu that explores themes of childhood, power, and postcolonial identity through suspended, balloon-like forms.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art installation
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multimedia installation artwork ⓘ |
| artForm | installation art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Kenya
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Wangechi Mutu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorEthnicity |
African
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Kenyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Kenyan-American ⓘ |
| depicts |
objects associated with children
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playground-like elements ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
balloon-like forms
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suspended forms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
African urban experience
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childhood games as metaphor ⓘ fragility of bodies ⓘ global power structures ⓘ hybrid identities ⓘ migration and displacement ⓘ politics of play ⓘ postcolonial critique ⓘ surveillance and control ⓘ tension between innocence and violence ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African visual culture
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feminist theory ⓘ postcolonial theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | visual ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African diaspora
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childhood ⓘ colonial history ⓘ gender ⓘ memory ⓘ play ⓘ postcolonial identity ⓘ power ⓘ power relations ⓘ race ⓘ trauma ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| medium | multimedia ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
balloons
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found objects ⓘ string or cord ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | suspension ⓘ |
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