The Portable War Memorial
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The Portable War Memorial is a 1968 assemblage sculpture by American artist Ed Kienholz that offers a darkly satirical, immersive critique of American militarism and patriotic spectacle.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assemblage sculpture
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installation art ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
critique of American culture
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critique of war ⓘ death and remembrance ⓘ media spectacle ⓘ satire of patriotic spectacle ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Estate of Ed Kienholz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Ed Kienholz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
American soldiers
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civilian spectators ⓘ commercial signage ⓘ wartime imagery ⓘ |
| describedAs |
critical of American militarism
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darkly satirical ⓘ immersive ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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political art ⓘ |
| hasEffect | immersive viewer experience ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later political installation artists ⓘ |
| hasPart |
American flag imagery
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Iwo Jima flag-raising reference ⓘ jukebox ⓘ life-size figures ⓘ table and chairs ⓘ |
| inception | 1968 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English text elements ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstExhibition | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American militarism
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consumer culture ⓘ mass media ⓘ patriotism ⓘ war and conflict ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
found objects
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mixed media ⓘ |
| movement |
Assemblage art
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Neo-Dada NERFINISHED ⓘ Pop art ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Ed Kienholz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantIn |
history of American installation art
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history of political art in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
Cold War era
NERFINISHED
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Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| workLocation | various museum and gallery venues ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.