Shifting the Gaze
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Shifting the Gaze is a contemporary artwork by Titus Kaphar that reinterprets historical imagery to challenge traditional narratives of race, power, and representation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shifting the Gaze canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4982223 — 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: Shifting the Gaze Context triple: [Titus Kaphar, notableWork, Shifting the Gaze]
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A.
The Gaze
The Gaze is a novel by Turkish-British author Elif Şafak that explores themes of beauty, otherness, and the power dynamics of looking through interwoven, experimental narratives.
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B.
How Not to Be Seen
"How Not to Be Seen" is a famous absurdist sketch from the British comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus that parodies instructional films by demonstrating, with darkly comic results, the importance of remaining unseen.
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C.
The Image as Burden
The Image as Burden is a renowned painting by contemporary artist Marlene Dumas that explores themes of intimacy, vulnerability, and the emotional weight of representation.
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D.
The Bigger Picture
"The Bigger Picture" is a politically charged protest song by Lil Baby that addresses systemic racism, police brutality, and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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E.
Let Your Eyes Wander
"Let Your Eyes Wander" is a song featured on the album *Higher Truth* by Chris Cornell.
- 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: Shifting the Gaze Target entity description: Shifting the Gaze is a contemporary artwork by Titus Kaphar that reinterprets historical imagery to challenge traditional narratives of race, power, and representation.
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A.
The Gaze
The Gaze is a novel by Turkish-British author Elif Şafak that explores themes of beauty, otherness, and the power dynamics of looking through interwoven, experimental narratives.
-
B.
How Not to Be Seen
"How Not to Be Seen" is a famous absurdist sketch from the British comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus that parodies instructional films by demonstrating, with darkly comic results, the importance of remaining unseen.
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C.
The Image as Burden
The Image as Burden is a renowned painting by contemporary artist Marlene Dumas that explores themes of intimacy, vulnerability, and the emotional weight of representation.
-
D.
The Bigger Picture
"The Bigger Picture" is a politically charged protest song by Lil Baby that addresses systemic racism, police brutality, and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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E.
Let Your Eyes Wander
"Let Your Eyes Wander" is a song featured on the album *Higher Truth* by Chris Cornell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artwork
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painting ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
critical re-framing of historical narratives
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intervention into canonical art history ⓘ reinterpretation of historical imagery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African American art
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critical race discourse in art ⓘ decolonial art practices ⓘ |
| creator | Titus Kaphar ⓘ |
| creatorBirthName | Titus Kaphar ⓘ |
| creatorEthnicity |
African American
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linked to:
Black Americans
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| creatorKnownFor |
critiques of art-historical canon
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reworking historical paintings to foreground Black figures ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | visual artist ⓘ |
| criticalFramework |
critical race theory in visual culture
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postcolonial critique ⓘ |
| depicts | figures drawn from or inspired by historical imagery ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
museum and gallery visitors
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viewers of contemporary art ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
challenge traditional narratives of power
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challenge traditional narratives of race ⓘ challenge traditional narratives of representation ⓘ prompt viewers to reconsider historical images ⓘ |
| language | visual ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
power
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race ⓘ representation ⓘ |
| medium | mixed media ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
exposes omissions in dominant historical accounts
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re-centers marginalized subjects in historical narratives ⓘ |
| partOf | Titus Kaphar’s body of work on historical revision and race ⓘ |
| purpose |
encourage critical engagement with history
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foreground Black presence in historical narratives ⓘ question authority of canonical historical images ⓘ |
| theme |
Black representation
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historical memory ⓘ institutional power ⓘ racial justice ⓘ revisionist history ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | refers to redirecting viewers’ attention and perspective ⓘ |
| visualStrategy |
alteration of existing visual conventions
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manipulation of composition to redirect viewer attention ⓘ |
| workOf | Titus Kaphar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Shifting the Gaze Description of subject: Shifting the Gaze is a contemporary artwork by Titus Kaphar that reinterprets historical imagery to challenge traditional narratives of race, power, and representation.
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