Five Car Stud
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Five Car Stud is a powerful and controversial 1969–72 installation artwork by American artist Ed Kienholz that depicts a brutal racist attack, confronting viewers with the violence and terror of white supremacy in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Five Car Stud canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | installation artwork ⓘ |
| aimsTo | confront viewers with the violence and terror of white supremacy ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator |
Ed Kienholz
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Edward Kienholz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
brutal racist attack
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castration of a Black man ⓘ group of white men attacking a Black man ⓘ nighttime scene illuminated by car headlights ⓘ |
| describedAs |
controversial artwork
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powerful artwork ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Documenta 5
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Fondazione Prada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitionStart | 1972 ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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installation art ⓘ political art ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn | evokes fear and horror in viewers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central pit where the attack occurs
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five cars arranged in a circle ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
collective complicity in violence
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power relations ⓘ racial terror ⓘ |
| inception | 1969 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstExhibition | Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
lynching
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racial violence ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ white supremacy ⓘ |
| movement |
American avant-garde
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Assemblage art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
confrontational depiction of racist violence
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controversial subject matter ⓘ immersive 360-degree installation format ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
automobiles
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fiberglass ⓘ life-size figures ⓘ mixed media ⓘ plaster ⓘ sand ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.