WS (White Snow)
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WS (White Snow) is a provocative, large-scale multimedia art project by Paul McCarthy that grotesquely reimagines the Snow White fairy tale to critique American pop culture and consumerism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WS (White Snow) canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artwork
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multimedia art project ⓘ |
| artForm |
installation art
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multimedia art ⓘ performance art ⓘ video art ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
confrontational
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critical of popular culture ⓘ grotesque ⓘ provocative ⓘ |
| artisticMovement | contemporary American art ⓘ |
| basedOn | Snow White fairy tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Paul McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
appropriation art
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conceptual art ⓘ contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | White Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
costumes
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film sets ⓘ large-scale installation ⓘ performance documentation ⓘ props ⓘ sculptural elements ⓘ video projections ⓘ |
| hasTitle | WS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
critique of American pop culture
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critique of consumerism ⓘ destabilization of childhood narratives ⓘ exposure of violence and sexuality in popular imagery ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American pop culture
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Snow White NERFINISHED ⓘ celebrity culture ⓘ childhood myths ⓘ consumerism ⓘ fantasy ⓘ mass media ⓘ sexuality ⓘ taboo ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| narrativeSource | Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
distortion of fairy-tale tropes
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grotesque reimagining ⓘ parody ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial reception
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explicit content ⓘ large physical scale ⓘ |
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