Amerikkka
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Amerikkka is a politically charged installation artwork by Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles that critiques racism, imperialism, and systems of oppression in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
installation artwork
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politically charged artwork ⓘ |
| artForm | visual art ⓘ |
| artMovement |
Latin American conceptualism
NERFINISHED
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contemporary art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| creator | Cildo Meireles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
United States politics
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debates on racism in the Americas ⓘ global anti-imperialist movements ⓘ |
| depicts | United States as site of systemic racism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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installation art ⓘ political art ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
colonialism
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critique of U.S. imperialism ⓘ critique of capitalism ⓘ critique of nationalism ⓘ critique of white supremacy ⓘ oppression of marginalized groups ⓘ political protest ⓘ power structures ⓘ racial segregation ⓘ social injustice ⓘ state violence ⓘ structural violence ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
critique dominant historical narratives
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provoke political reflection ⓘ raise awareness of oppression ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United States
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imperialism ⓘ racism ⓘ systems of oppression ⓘ |
| medium | installation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
engagement with themes of race and violence
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explicit critique of U.S. power ⓘ use of politically charged title ⓘ |
| partOf | Cildo Meireles’s political artworks corpus ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-imperialist
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anti-racist ⓘ |
| titleConnotation | critique of U.S. racism and violence ⓘ |
| titleStyle | deliberate misspelling of "America" ⓘ |
| workOf | Cildo Meireles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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