Insertions into Ideological Circuits: Coca-Cola Project
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Insertions into Ideological Circuits: Coca-Cola Project is a conceptual art work by Cildo Meireles in which he subtly altered and recirculated Coca-Cola bottles to critique consumerism, political power, and systems of mass communication in 1970s Brazil.
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| Insertions into Ideological Circuits: Coca-Cola Project canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Insertions into Ideological Circuits: Coca-Cola Project Context triple: [Cildo Meireles, notableWork, Insertions into Ideological Circuits: Coca-Cola Project]
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The Future of Ideas
The Future of Ideas is a book by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that examines how excessive intellectual property regulation threatens innovation, creativity, and the openness of the digital commons.
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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
"Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media" is a seminal work of media criticism that argues mainstream news outlets serve elite interests by shaping and filtering information to manufacture public consent for prevailing power structures.
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Modes of Thought
Modes of Thought is a later philosophical work by Alfred North Whitehead that further develops his process philosophy and reflections on science, metaphysics, and human experience.
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On the Influence of Authority in Matters of Opinion
On the Influence of Authority in Matters of Opinion is a 19th-century philosophical treatise examining how deference to authority shapes belief, judgment, and public opinion.
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Constructions of Reason
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Insertions into Ideological Circuits: Coca-Cola Project Target entity description: Insertions into Ideological Circuits: Coca-Cola Project is a conceptual art work by Cildo Meireles in which he subtly altered and recirculated Coca-Cola bottles to critique consumerism, political power, and systems of mass communication in 1970s Brazil.
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A.
The Future of Ideas
The Future of Ideas is a book by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that examines how excessive intellectual property regulation threatens innovation, creativity, and the openness of the digital commons.
-
B.
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
"Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media" is a seminal work of media criticism that argues mainstream news outlets serve elite interests by shaping and filtering information to manufacture public consent for prevailing power structures.
-
C.
Modes of Thought
Modes of Thought is a later philosophical work by Alfred North Whitehead that further develops his process philosophy and reflections on science, metaphysics, and human experience.
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D.
On the Influence of Authority in Matters of Opinion
On the Influence of Authority in Matters of Opinion is a 19th-century philosophical treatise examining how deference to authority shapes belief, judgment, and public opinion.
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E.
Constructions of Reason
Constructions of Reason is a philosophical work by Onora O’Neill that develops a Kantian account of practical reason, autonomy, and justification in ethics and political philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | conceptual artwork ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
circumvent censorship
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encourage political awareness ⓘ subvert advertising systems ⓘ |
| artMovement |
conceptual art
ⓘ
political art ⓘ |
| circulationMode | returnable bottle system ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| creator | Cildo Meireles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
Brazilian military regime
NERFINISHED
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mass media ⓘ multinational corporations ⓘ |
| depicts | Coca-Cola brand iconography ⓘ |
| documentationForm |
photographs
ⓘ
textual descriptions ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Museum of Modern Art, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Tate Modern, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
institutional critique
ⓘ
interventionist art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Latin American conceptual art
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
critical practices using commercial products ⓘ |
| hasPart | Coca-Cola bottles with subversive messages ⓘ |
| inception |
1970
ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
U.S. imperialism
ⓘ
capitalism ⓘ consumerism ⓘ ideology ⓘ mass communication ⓘ military dictatorship in Brazil ⓘ political power ⓘ |
| materialForm |
installation
ⓘ
multiple ⓘ |
| medium |
glass Coca-Cola bottles
ⓘ
readymade object ⓘ silk-screened text ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Cildo Meireles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Insertions into Ideological Circuits series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Brazilian military dictatorship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Insertions into Ideological Circuits: Banknote Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategy | using existing ideological circuits against themselves ⓘ |
| technique |
printing messages on returnable bottles
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recirculation through normal commercial channels ⓘ |
| uses |
Coca-Cola distribution system
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commercial circulation networks ⓘ |
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