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.
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| 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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