Roxy’s
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Roxy’s is a major installation artwork by American assemblage artist Ed Kienholz that recreates a 1940s brothel in a gritty, immersive, and socially critical environment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assemblage art
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installation artwork ⓘ |
| artForm |
assemblage
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mixed media ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Estate of Edward Kienholz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator |
Ed Kienholz
NERFINISHED
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Edward Kienholz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
1940s American life
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brothel ⓘ prostitution ⓘ sex work ⓘ urban underclass ⓘ |
| describedBySource | art historical literature on Ed Kienholz ⓘ |
| genre |
assemblage
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installation art ⓘ socially critical art ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
immerses viewers in a critical social environment
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provokes reflection on sexuality and power ⓘ |
| hasPart |
found objects
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life-sized room environments ⓘ lighting elements ⓘ mannequin figures ⓘ period furnishings ⓘ sound elements ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Roxy’s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1960s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American popular culture
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postwar American society ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American social hypocrisy
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marginalized people ⓘ sexual commerce ⓘ social critique ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
everyday objects
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found objects ⓘ furniture ⓘ mannequins ⓘ |
| movement |
American avant-garde
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Assemblage art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gritty realism
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immersive reconstruction of a 1940s brothel ⓘ social criticism ⓘ use of found materials ⓘ |
| partOf | Ed Kienholz’s body of work ⓘ |
| settingPlace | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1940s ⓘ |
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