Diary of a Victorian Dandy
E471260
Diary of a Victorian Dandy is a photographic art series by Yinka Shonibare that reimagines Victorian high society with a Black dandy protagonist to explore race, class, and colonialism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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photographic art series ⓘ |
| aimsTo | reimagine Victorian high society through a postcolonial lens ⓘ |
| challenges |
Eurocentric narratives
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Victorian racial attitudes ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Autograph ABP
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Iniva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Yinka Shonibare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Victorian high society
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aristocrats ⓘ domestic interiors ⓘ servants ⓘ social gatherings ⓘ |
| exhibitedIn | London Underground poster sites ⓘ |
| explores |
colonial history
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power relations ⓘ racial stereotypes ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Black dandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPresentedAt | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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photographic art ⓘ |
| hasPart | series of staged photographs ⓘ |
| hasVisualStyle |
costume drama aesthetics
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theatrical staging ⓘ |
| inception | late 1990s ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
A Rake’s Progress
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William Hogarth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfVisualText | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Black identity
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British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Victorian society ⓘ class ⓘ colonialism ⓘ postcolonialism ⓘ race ⓘ |
| medium |
color photography
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large-scale photographs ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | staged photography ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | diary-like sequence ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Yinka Shonibare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | Black protagonist in elite Victorian settings ⓘ |
| setting |
19th-century Britain
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Victorian era ⓘ |
| uses | tableaux vivant ⓘ |
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