Civil Tapestry series
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The Civil Tapestry series is a body of work by artist Theaster Gates that transforms decommissioned fire hoses into large-scale wall hangings to evoke the history of civil rights struggles and racial violence in the United States.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Civil Tapestry #1 | 1 |
| Civil Tapestry #2 | 1 |
| Civil Tapestry #4 | 1 |
| Civil Tapestry series canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civil Tapestry series Context triple: [Theaster Gates, notableWork, Civil Tapestry series]
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A.
Tapestry
Tapestry is Carole King’s landmark 1971 singer-songwriter album, widely acclaimed for its intimate songwriting and enduring influence on pop and soft rock music.
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B.
Tapestry of Nations
Tapestry of Nations was a large-scale, multicultural parade and musical spectacle from Disney’s Epcot that was adapted as the thematic basis for the Super Bowl XXXIV halftime show.
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C.
Kingsbridge series
The Kingsbridge series is a collection of historical novels by Ken Follett that follow interconnected stories of ordinary people and monumental architecture across centuries in the fictional English town of Kingsbridge.
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D.
The Walthamstow Tapestry
The Walthamstow Tapestry is a large-scale textile artwork by British artist Grayson Perry that charts the journey of human life while critiquing consumerism and brand culture.
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E.
Chronicles
Chronicles is a biblical historical book that recounts and interprets the history of Israel and Judah, focusing on their kings, temple worship, and covenant relationship with God.
- 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: Civil Tapestry series Target entity description: The Civil Tapestry series is a body of work by artist Theaster Gates that transforms decommissioned fire hoses into large-scale wall hangings to evoke the history of civil rights struggles and racial violence in the United States.
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A.
Tapestry
Tapestry is Carole King’s landmark 1971 singer-songwriter album, widely acclaimed for its intimate songwriting and enduring influence on pop and soft rock music.
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B.
Tapestry of Nations
Tapestry of Nations was a large-scale, multicultural parade and musical spectacle from Disney’s Epcot that was adapted as the thematic basis for the Super Bowl XXXIV halftime show.
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C.
Kingsbridge series
The Kingsbridge series is a collection of historical novels by Ken Follett that follow interconnected stories of ordinary people and monumental architecture across centuries in the fictional English town of Kingsbridge.
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D.
The Walthamstow Tapestry
The Walthamstow Tapestry is a large-scale textile artwork by British artist Grayson Perry that charts the journey of human life while critiquing consumerism and brand culture.
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E.
Chronicles
Chronicles is a biblical historical book that recounts and interprets the history of Israel and Judah, focusing on their kings, temple worship, and covenant relationship with God.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork series
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contemporary art installation series ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
confront histories of racial oppression
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evoke memory of civil rights struggles ⓘ recontextualize utilitarian materials as memorials ⓘ |
| artForm |
installation art
ⓘ
textile art ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Birmingham civil rights campaign
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linked to:
Birmingham campaign
|
| associatedWithPlace |
Birmingham, Alabama
ⓘ
linked to:
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
|
| collectionType | series of unique pieces ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
brown
ⓘ
red ⓘ tan ⓘ white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Theaster Gates ⓘ |
| depicts |
civil rights struggles
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police brutality against Black Americans ⓘ state-sanctioned violence ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Art Basel
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago ⓘ White Cube Gallery ⓘ
linked to:
White Cube
|
| firstPresentedInPeriod | early 2010s ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
ⓘ
political art ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | widely discussed in contemporary art discourse ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
abstraction
ⓘ
grid patterns ⓘ stripes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Civil Tapestry #1
ⓘ
linked to:
Civil Tapestry series
Civil Tapestry #2 ⓘ
linked to:
Civil Tapestry series
Civil Tapestry #3 ⓘ Civil Tapestry #4 ⓘ
linked to:
Civil Tapestry series
|
| inspiredBy |
1960s civil rights protests
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use of fire hoses against civil rights demonstrators ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (non-verbal visual artwork) ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American history
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American civil rights movement ⓘ racial violence in the United States ⓘ |
| materialUsed | decommissioned fire hoses ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary African American art
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social practice art ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Theaster Gates ⓘ |
| scale | large-scale wall hanging ⓘ |
| theme |
material transformation as social commentary
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memory and commemoration ⓘ violence and resistance ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
assemblage
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weaving-like construction ⓘ |
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Subject: Civil Tapestry series Description of subject: The Civil Tapestry series is a body of work by artist Theaster Gates that transforms decommissioned fire hoses into large-scale wall hangings to evoke the history of civil rights struggles and racial violence in the United States.
Referenced by (4)
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