Water Woman
E443948
Water Woman is a sculptural artwork by Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu that reimagines a powerful, otherworldly female figure emerging from aquatic myth and Afrofuturist fantasy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Water Woman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4482866 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Water Woman Context triple: [Wangechi Mutu, notableWork, Water Woman]
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A.
Knife in the Water
Knife in the Water is a 1962 Polish psychological thriller film, Roman Polanski’s feature debut, noted for its tense three-character drama set largely on a sailboat.
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B.
Warrior Woman
Warrior Woman is a formidable female combatant renowned for fiercely opposing invading forces.
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C.
Paradise Waters
Paradise Waters is an affluent waterfront suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, known for its canal estates and luxury homes along the Nerang River.
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D.
This Woman
"This Woman" is a song featured on Kenny Rogers' 1983 country-pop album "Eyes That See in the Dark."
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E.
Naisos
Naisos is an alternative name for Naissus, the ancient city located at the site of modern-day Niš in Serbia, historically significant as a major Roman and Byzantine center.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Water Woman Target entity description: Water Woman is a sculptural artwork by Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu that reimagines a powerful, otherworldly female figure emerging from aquatic myth and Afrofuturist fantasy.
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A.
Knife in the Water
Knife in the Water is a 1962 Polish psychological thriller film, Roman Polanski’s feature debut, noted for its tense three-character drama set largely on a sailboat.
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B.
Warrior Woman
Warrior Woman is a formidable female combatant renowned for fiercely opposing invading forces.
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C.
Paradise Waters
Paradise Waters is an affluent waterfront suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, known for its canal estates and luxury homes along the Nerang River.
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D.
This Woman
"This Woman" is a song featured on Kenny Rogers' 1983 country-pop album "Eyes That See in the Dark."
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E.
Naisos
Naisos is an alternative name for Naissus, the ancient city located at the site of modern-day Niš in Serbia, historically significant as a major Roman and Byzantine center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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public art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm | outdoor sculpture ⓘ |
| artistNationality | Kenyan-American ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African diasporic narratives
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contemporary African art ⓘ feminist art ⓘ |
| color | blue-green ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| creator |
Wangechi Mutu
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Wangechi Mutu (born 1972) ⓘ
linked to:
Wangechi Mutu
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| depictionStyle |
figurative
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mythic ⓘ |
| depicts |
aquatic figure
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female figure ⓘ mythical being ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Brooklyn Bridge Park ⓘ |
| genre | Afrofuturism ⓘ |
| hasBodyOf | hybrid human-aquatic form ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Black femininity
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environment ⓘ female power ⓘ hybridity ⓘ mythology ⓘ otherworldliness ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
African mythologies
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linked to:
African mythology
Afrofuturist fantasy ⓘ aquatic myth ⓘ |
| installedIn | 2018 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
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New York City ⓘ |
| location | Brooklyn Bridge Park ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
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patina ⓘ |
| movement | Afrofuturism ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Mutu’s sculptural explorations of female bodies ⓘ |
| portrays |
otherworldly being
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powerful female presence ⓘ |
| subjectGender | female ⓘ |
| title | Water Woman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Water Woman Description of subject: Water Woman is a sculptural artwork by Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu that reimagines a powerful, otherworldly female figure emerging from aquatic myth and Afrofuturist fantasy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.