Exhuming Gluttony: Another Requiem
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Exhuming Gluttony: Another Requiem is a multimedia installation by artist Wangechi Mutu that critiques excess, colonial exploitation, and violence through a haunting, ritual-like dining scene.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Exhuming Gluttony: Another Requiem canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
artwork
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multimedia installation ⓘ |
| artForm | multimedia installation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
diasporic African experience
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feminist perspectives ⓘ postcolonial critique ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Kenya
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Wangechi Mutu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
colonial exploitation
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excess ⓘ global inequality ⓘ resource extraction ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| depicts |
figures engaged in excessive consumption
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haunting dining scene ⓘ ritual-like banquet table ⓘ |
| genre | installation art ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Exhuming Gluttony: Another Requiem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
evoke discomfort
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prompt reflection on complicity in systems of exploitation ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium |
mixed media
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sculptural installation ⓘ sound ⓘ video ⓘ |
| movement |
Afrofuturism
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contemporary art ⓘ |
| partOf | Wangechi Mutu’s body of work on colonialism ⓘ |
| theme |
African bodies and resources
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colonial exploitation ⓘ consumption ⓘ environmental exploitation ⓘ excess ⓘ global capitalism ⓘ power ⓘ ritual ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| uses |
choreographed or implied performance
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soundscape to intensify atmosphere ⓘ table as central sculptural element ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.