Once upon a time she said, I’m not afraid and her enemies became afraid of her The End
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"Once upon a time she said, I’m not afraid and her enemies became afraid of her The End" is a multimedia artwork by Kenyan-born, New York–based artist Wangechi Mutu that exemplifies her surreal, feminist, and Afrofuturist explorations of the Black female body, power, and myth.
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| Once upon a time she said, I’m not afraid and her enemies became afraid of her The End canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
contemporary artwork
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multimedia artwork ⓘ |
| artForm |
collage
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drawing ⓘ mixed media ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
fragmented body imagery
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myth-making around Black femininity ⓘ surreal hybrid figures ⓘ |
| artistNationality | Kenyan ⓘ |
| artistResidence | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMovementContext | global contemporary art ⓘ |
| conceptualFocus |
empowerment through speech
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reversal of fear ⓘ subversion of patriarchal narratives ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| creator | Wangechi Mutu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | Black woman ⓘ |
| genre |
multimedia collage
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surrealist art ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Afrofuturism
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contemporary African art ⓘ feminist art ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure |
fairy-tale reference
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mythic heroine arc ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Afrofuturist representations of women
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Black feminist visual culture ⓘ |
| relatedWorkCreator | Wangechi Mutu’s collage practice ⓘ |
| theme |
Afrofuturist imagination
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Black female body ⓘ fear and courage ⓘ female power ⓘ gender and power dynamics ⓘ myth and mythology ⓘ |
| titleContains |
I’m not afraid
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Once upon a time ⓘ The End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Once upon a time she said, I’m not afraid and her enemies became afraid of her The End
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