Temple Exercises
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Temple Exercises is an early performance and installation project by artist Theaster Gates that explores spirituality, Black identity, and ritual through music, ceramics, and communal space.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple Exercises canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art installation
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performance artwork ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
create a quasi-sacred environment
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foster communal reflection ⓘ reframe Black spiritual practices within contemporary art contexts ⓘ |
| artForm |
installation
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performance ⓘ sound-based art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Theaster Gates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
African American religious experience
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Black church traditions ⓘ |
| explores |
Black religious traditions
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the materiality of clay and ceramics in ritual ⓘ the politics of sacred space ⓘ the role of music in worship ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
collective ritual practice
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the intersection of art and worship ⓘ the transformation of everyday spaces into sacred sites ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasComponent | communal space ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
African American culture
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collective memory ⓘ community building ⓘ religious ritual ⓘ sound and spirituality ⓘ |
| involves |
audience participation
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ceramic objects as ritual props ⓘ live musical performance ⓘ site-specific installation elements ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Black identity
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ritual ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| movement |
conceptual art
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social practice art ⓘ |
| partOf | Theaster Gates early career projects ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Theaster Gates exploration of Black space
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Theaster Gates later temple and archive projects ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
ceramics
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installation art ⓘ music ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.