Shavasana I
E443949
Shavasana I is a mixed-media artwork by Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu that explores themes of the body, femininity, and postcolonial identity through her distinctive surreal and hybrid visual language.
All labels observed (1)
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| Shavasana I canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shavasana I Context triple: [Wangechi Mutu, notableWork, Shavasana I]
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Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga is a foundational text by Swami Vivekananda that systematically presents the philosophy and practice of Patanjali’s yoga, emphasizing meditation and mental discipline as paths to spiritual realization.
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B.
Pryamukhino
Pryamukhino is a rural locality in Russia best known as the birthplace and family estate of the anarchist philosopher Mikhail Bakunin.
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C.
Yogad
Yogad is an indigenous ethnolinguistic group in the northern Philippines known for its distinct Austronesian language and cultural traditions centered in the Cagayan Valley region.
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D.
Sankhya Yoga
Sankhya Yoga is the second chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, presenting a foundational exposition of spiritual wisdom that distinguishes the eternal self from the temporary body and introduces the path of disciplined, knowledge-based understanding.
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E.
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga is the eighteenth and final chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, focusing on the nature of liberation, renunciation, and the culmination of spiritual duty.
- 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: Shavasana I Target entity description: Shavasana I is a mixed-media artwork by Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu that explores themes of the body, femininity, and postcolonial identity through her distinctive surreal and hybrid visual language.
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A.
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga is a foundational text by Swami Vivekananda that systematically presents the philosophy and practice of Patanjali’s yoga, emphasizing meditation and mental discipline as paths to spiritual realization.
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B.
Pryamukhino
Pryamukhino is a rural locality in Russia best known as the birthplace and family estate of the anarchist philosopher Mikhail Bakunin.
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C.
Yogad
Yogad is an indigenous ethnolinguistic group in the northern Philippines known for its distinct Austronesian language and cultural traditions centered in the Cagayan Valley region.
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D.
Sankhya Yoga
Sankhya Yoga is the second chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, presenting a foundational exposition of spiritual wisdom that distinguishes the eternal self from the temporary body and introduces the path of disciplined, knowledge-based understanding.
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E.
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga is the eighteenth and final chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, focusing on the nature of liberation, renunciation, and the culmination of spiritual duty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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mixed-media artwork ⓘ |
| artForm | visual art ⓘ |
| artMedium | mixed media ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African diaspora art
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global contemporary art ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
browns
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earth tones ⓘ muted hues ⓘ reds ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfCreator |
Kenya
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United States of America ⓘ |
| creator | Wangechi Mutu ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Kenyan-American ⓘ |
| depicts |
female figure
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fragmented body ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
critique of colonial and patriarchal power
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exploration of black female subjectivity ⓘ meditation on death and rest ⓘ reclamation of the female body ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
female body in postcolonial context
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healing ⓘ trauma ⓘ violence against women ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
body
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femininity ⓘ gender ⓘ hybridity ⓘ postcolonial identity ⓘ power relations ⓘ race ⓘ representation of the female body ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African visual traditions
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feminist theory ⓘ postcolonial theory ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary African art
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feminist art ⓘ postcolonial art ⓘ |
| partOf | Wangechi Mutu oeuvre ⓘ |
| titleReferences | Shavasana yoga pose ⓘ |
| usesVisualLanguage |
collage-like composition
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hybrid figures ⓘ surreal imagery ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Shavasana I Description of subject: Shavasana I is a mixed-media artwork by Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu that explores themes of the body, femininity, and postcolonial identity through her distinctive surreal and hybrid visual language.
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