The Swing (after Fragonard)
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The Swing (after Fragonard) is a contemporary sculptural installation by Yinka Shonibare that reimagines Fragonard’s Rococo painting using a headless mannequin in African wax-print fabrics to explore themes of colonialism, class, and identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Swing (after Fragonard) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4820817 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Swing (after Fragonard) Context triple: [Yinka Shonibare, notableWork, The Swing (after Fragonard)]
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A.
Portrait of Antoine Watteau
"Portrait of Antoine Watteau" is an 18th-century pastel portrait by Venetian Rococo artist Rosalba Carriera depicting the French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau.
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B.
Portrait of the Duchess of Berry
Portrait of the Duchess of Berry is a Baroque-era oil painting by French artist Nicolas de Largillière depicting the aristocratic Duchess in lavish courtly attire.
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C.
The Painter's Studio
The Painter's Studio is a large, allegorical 1855 oil painting by Gustave Courbet that presents a symbolic panorama of mid-19th-century French society gathered around the artist at work.
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D.
Madame Cézanne with a Fan
"Madame Cézanne with a Fan" is a portrait painting by Paul Cézanne depicting his wife, Hortense Fiquet, seated and holding a fan in his characteristic post-Impressionist style.
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E.
Still Life with a Silver Jug
Still Life with a Silver Jug is a 17th-century Dutch still-life painting by Willem Kalf, celebrated for its luxurious objects, rich color, and meticulous rendering of light and texture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Swing (after Fragonard) Target entity description: The Swing (after Fragonard) is a contemporary sculptural installation by Yinka Shonibare that reimagines Fragonard’s Rococo painting using a headless mannequin in African wax-print fabrics to explore themes of colonialism, class, and identity.
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A.
Portrait of Antoine Watteau
"Portrait of Antoine Watteau" is an 18th-century pastel portrait by Venetian Rococo artist Rosalba Carriera depicting the French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau.
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B.
Portrait of the Duchess of Berry
Portrait of the Duchess of Berry is a Baroque-era oil painting by French artist Nicolas de Largillière depicting the aristocratic Duchess in lavish courtly attire.
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C.
The Painter's Studio
The Painter's Studio is a large, allegorical 1855 oil painting by Gustave Courbet that presents a symbolic panorama of mid-19th-century French society gathered around the artist at work.
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D.
Madame Cézanne with a Fan
"Madame Cézanne with a Fan" is a portrait painting by Paul Cézanne depicting his wife, Hortense Fiquet, seated and holding a fan in his characteristic post-Impressionist style.
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E.
Still Life with a Silver Jug
Still Life with a Silver Jug is a 17th-century Dutch still-life painting by Willem Kalf, celebrated for its luxurious objects, rich color, and meticulous rendering of light and texture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artwork
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sculptural installation ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | dialogue with Rococo painting ⓘ |
| artistNationalityOfCreator | British-Nigerian ⓘ |
| artMovement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black British art
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diasporic identity ⓘ postcolonial art discourse ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Swing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette | vibrant multicolored patterns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Yinka Shonibare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
European aristocratic privilege
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European colonial history ⓘ |
| depicts | headless female figure ⓘ |
| depictsTimePeriod | 18th-century aristocratic leisure ⓘ |
| displayContext | museum exhibitions of contemporary art ⓘ |
| exhibitionType | gallery installation ⓘ |
| features |
brightly colored textiles
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dynamic suspended swing ⓘ headless mannequin ⓘ |
| genre | installation art ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Jean-Honoré Fragonard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| notableElement | absence of the figure’s head ⓘ |
| questions |
Western canon of art history
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notions of authenticity in cultural identity ⓘ |
| reimagines | Fragonard’s Rococo painting The Swing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reinterprets | Rococo aesthetics ⓘ |
| requires | architectural support for suspended swing ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
erasure of individual identity under colonialism
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hybrid cultural identity ⓘ |
| theme |
class
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colonialism ⓘ consumerism ⓘ gender ⓘ globalization ⓘ luxury and leisure ⓘ postcolonial identity ⓘ power relations ⓘ race ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
African wax-print fabric
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fiberglass mannequin ⓘ rope ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| visualContrast | European Rococo style and African textiles ⓘ |
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Subject: The Swing (after Fragonard) Description of subject: The Swing (after Fragonard) is a contemporary sculptural installation by Yinka Shonibare that reimagines Fragonard’s Rococo painting using a headless mannequin in African wax-print fabrics to explore themes of colonialism, class, and identity.
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