"Untitled (Your gaze hits the side of my face)"
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"Untitled (Your gaze hits the side of my face)" is a seminal 1981 photomontage by conceptual artist Barbara Kruger that combines a black-and-white image with bold text to critique the male gaze and power dynamics in visual culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Untitled (Your gaze hits the side of my face)" canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artwork
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photomontage artwork ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
appropriation of found imagery
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bold sans-serif typography ⓘ graphic design aesthetics ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Barbara Kruger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Barbara Kruger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
fragmented female head
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woman’s face in profile ⓘ |
| genre |
photomontage
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text-based art ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
photographic reproduction
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poster ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasText | "Your gaze hits the side of my face" ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Untitled (Your gaze hits the side of my face) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
feminist artwork
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fine art print ⓘ political art ⓘ |
| inception | 1981 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
advertising imagery
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feminist theory ⓘ media critique ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | female figure ⓘ |
| medium |
black-and-white photograph with overlaid text
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offset lithography ⓘ photographic print ⓘ photomontage ⓘ |
| movement |
conceptual art
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feminist art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical examination of the male gaze
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influence on later feminist visual culture ⓘ seminal status in feminist art ⓘ use of advertising-like visual language ⓘ |
| partOf |
Barbara Kruger’s early 1980s series
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Barbara Kruger’s text-and-image works ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of mass media
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gender and representation ⓘ male gaze ⓘ objectification of women ⓘ power dynamics in visual culture ⓘ surveillance and looking ⓘ |
| usesColor |
black and white
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red ⓘ |
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