Rythm Mastr
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Rythm Mastr is a comic-style narrative and multimedia art project by Kerry James Marshall that reimagines Black superheroes within contemporary urban life and African American history.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art project
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comic narrative ⓘ |
| addresses | absence of Black superheroes in mainstream comics ⓘ |
| aimsTo | expand representation of Black figures in visual culture ⓘ |
| artMovement |
Black contemporary art
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contemporary art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Kerry James Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | Black superheroes ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
NERFINISHED
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Whitney Museum of American Art NERFINISHED ⓘ various contemporary art museums ⓘ |
| focusesOn | African American history ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
comic strips
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gallery installations ⓘ projected animations ⓘ storyboards ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Afrofuturism
NERFINISHED
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comic art ⓘ superhero fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
discourse on Black superheroes
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intersection of comics and fine art ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Rythm Mastr (protagonist) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
African diasporic culture
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Black empowerment ⓘ mythology ⓘ race and representation ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| integrates |
African deities
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African iconography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | serial narrative ⓘ |
| partOf | Kerry James Marshall’s broader practice ⓘ |
| publisher | exhibition catalogues ⓘ |
| reimagines | superhero genre through a Black lens ⓘ |
| setIn | contemporary urban life ⓘ |
| startTime | late 1990s ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
animation
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comics ⓘ installation art ⓘ sound ⓘ video ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
comic-inspired
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graphic ⓘ high-contrast painting ⓘ |
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