Water Woman
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Water Woman is a sculptural artwork by Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu that reimagines a powerful, otherworldly female figure emerging from aquatic myth and Afrofuturist fantasy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Water Woman canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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public art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm | outdoor sculpture ⓘ |
| artistNationality | Kenyan-American ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African diasporic narratives
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contemporary African art ⓘ feminist art ⓘ |
| color | blue-green ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| creator |
Wangechi Mutu
NERFINISHED
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Wangechi Mutu (born 1972) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictionStyle |
figurative
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mythic ⓘ |
| depicts |
aquatic figure
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female figure ⓘ mythical being ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Brooklyn Bridge Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Afrofuturism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBodyOf | hybrid human-aquatic form ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Black femininity
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environment ⓘ female power ⓘ hybridity ⓘ mythology ⓘ otherworldliness ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
African mythologies
NERFINISHED
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Afrofuturist fantasy ⓘ aquatic myth ⓘ |
| installedIn | 2018 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| location | Brooklyn Bridge Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
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patina ⓘ |
| movement | Afrofuturism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Mutu’s sculptural explorations of female bodies ⓘ |
| portrays |
otherworldly being
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powerful female presence ⓘ |
| subjectGender | female ⓘ |
| title | Water Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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