Höhere Wesen befahlen: rechte obere Ecke schwarz malen!
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"Höhere Wesen befahlen: rechte obere Ecke schwarz malen!" is a 1969 conceptual painting by German artist Sigmar Polke that humorously critiques artistic authority and the notion of divine or higher-order instructions in art.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artwork
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | painting on canvas ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | late 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
European Pop-related practices
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German neo-avant-garde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Sigmar Polke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | German ⓘ |
| critiques |
authoritarian instructions in art-making
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idea of divine inspiration in art ⓘ romantic notion of the artist as a medium of higher powers ⓘ |
| depicts |
blackly painted upper right corner
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handwritten German text ⓘ |
| genre |
satirical art
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text-based art ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStrategy |
parody of religious revelation
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self-referential composition ⓘ textual instruction as image ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
1960s avant-garde
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postwar German art ⓘ |
| hasHumorousIntent | true ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later conceptual text paintings ⓘ |
| hasIrony | true ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfText | German ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered an iconic work of German conceptual painting
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widely cited in art theory discussions of authority ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | text-and-image painting ⓘ |
| inception | 1969 ⓘ |
| isNotableWorkOf | Sigmar Polke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
critique of artistic authority
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irony in art ⓘ notion of higher powers in art ⓘ |
| movement |
Capitalist Realism
NERFINISHED
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Conceptual art ⓘ |
| partOf | Sigmar Polke’s early conceptual oeuvre ⓘ |
| questions |
authorship and agency in art
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legitimacy of external artistic commands ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Higher beings commanded: paint the upper right corner black! ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
hand-painted lettering
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monochrome paint application ⓘ |
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