The Seated IV
E444818
The Seated IV is a sculptural work by contemporary Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu, known for its hybrid, otherworldly female figure that explores themes of identity, power, and postcolonial history.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Seated IV canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4482874 — 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: The Seated IV Context triple: [Wangechi Mutu, notableWork, The Seated IV]
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The Seated III
The Seated III is a sculptural work by Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu that reflects her signature fusion of Afrofuturist, feminist, and mythological themes.
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B.
The Seated II
The Seated II is a mixed-media sculptural work by Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu that reflects her signature fusion of Afrofuturist, feminist, and surrealist themes.
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C.
The Seated I
The Seated I is a sculptural artwork by contemporary Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu, reflecting her signature fusion of Afrofuturism, feminist themes, and reimagined representations of the Black female body.
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D.
The Fourmost
The Fourmost were a 1960s Liverpool beat group associated with the Merseybeat scene, known for their close ties to The Beatles and hits like "A Little Loving."
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E.
The Quintet of the Astonished
The Quintet of the Astonished is a video art installation by Bill Viola that presents a slow-motion study of human emotional expression through the reactions of five figures.
- 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: The Seated IV Target entity description: The Seated IV is a sculptural work by contemporary Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu, known for its hybrid, otherworldly female figure that explores themes of identity, power, and postcolonial history.
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A.
The Seated III
The Seated III is a sculptural work by Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu that reflects her signature fusion of Afrofuturist, feminist, and mythological themes.
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B.
The Seated II
The Seated II is a mixed-media sculptural work by Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu that reflects her signature fusion of Afrofuturist, feminist, and surrealist themes.
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C.
The Seated I
The Seated I is a sculptural artwork by contemporary Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu, reflecting her signature fusion of Afrofuturism, feminist themes, and reimagined representations of the Black female body.
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D.
The Fourmost
The Fourmost were a 1960s Liverpool beat group associated with the Merseybeat scene, known for their close ties to The Beatles and hits like "A Little Loving."
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E.
The Quintet of the Astonished
The Quintet of the Astonished is a video art installation by Bill Viola that presents a slow-motion study of human emotional expression through the reactions of five figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artwork
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sculpture ⓘ |
| addresses |
colonial legacies
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gender politics ⓘ race and representation ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
Kenya
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| chronologicalOrderInSeries | fourth ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Wangechi Mutu ⓘ |
| creatorBirthName | Wangechi Mutu ⓘ |
| creatorField | contemporary art ⓘ |
| creatorGender | female ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Kenyan-American ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | artist ⓘ |
| depicts |
hybrid female figure
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seated figure ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
African diaspora
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postcolonial Africa ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Black female subjectivity
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female identity ⓘ hybridity ⓘ otherness ⓘ postcolonial history ⓘ power ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African art traditions
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Afrofuturism ⓘ feminist discourse ⓘ postcolonial theory ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | female figure ⓘ |
| medium |
bronze
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mixed media ⓘ patina ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Seated series ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| style |
hybridized figuration
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otherworldly aesthetic ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art criticism
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museum exhibitions ⓘ |
| titleContains |
IV
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Seated ⓘ |
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Subject: The Seated IV Description of subject: The Seated IV is a sculptural work by contemporary Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu, known for its hybrid, otherworldly female figure that explores themes of identity, power, and postcolonial history.
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