The Seated I
E443952
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Seated I canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4482871 — 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 I Context triple: [Wangechi Mutu, notableWork, The Seated I]
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A.
De statua
De statua is a 15th-century theoretical treatise by Leon Battista Alberti that analyzes the principles of proportion, measurement, and representation in sculpture.
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B.
The Portrait
The Portrait is a film associated with American actress and filmmaker Cecilia Peck, reflecting her work in cinema.
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C.
Asientos
Asientos is a historic mining town and municipality in the northeastern part of the Mexican state of Aguascalientes.
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D.
The Prostration
The Prostration is a chapter of the Qur’an known for its emphasis on faith, divine revelation, and the humility of believers who symbolically or literally prostrate before God.
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E.
The Goddess
The Goddess is a 1915 American silent drama film starring Anita Stewart, produced by the Vitagraph Company of America.
- 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 I Target entity description: 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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A.
De statua
De statua is a 15th-century theoretical treatise by Leon Battista Alberti that analyzes the principles of proportion, measurement, and representation in sculpture.
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B.
The Portrait
The Portrait is a film associated with American actress and filmmaker Cecilia Peck, reflecting her work in cinema.
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C.
Asientos
Asientos is a historic mining town and municipality in the northeastern part of the Mexican state of Aguascalientes.
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D.
The Prostration
The Prostration is a chapter of the Qur’an known for its emphasis on faith, divine revelation, and the humility of believers who symbolically or literally prostrate before God.
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E.
The Goddess
The Goddess is a 1915 American silent drama film starring Anita Stewart, produced by the Vitagraph Company of America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public artwork
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sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
Afrofuturist aesthetics
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hybrid figuration ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Wangechi Mutu’s exploration of the Black female body
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contemporary African diaspora art ⓘ reimagined representations of Black women ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Kenya
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Wangechi Mutu ⓘ |
| creatorGender | female ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Kenyan-American ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
African diaspora
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contemporary global art ⓘ |
| depicts |
Black woman
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female figure ⓘ seated woman ⓘ |
| genre | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCreatorEthnicity |
African
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Black ⓘ |
| hasInfluence |
African visual traditions
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feminist theory ⓘ postcolonial theory ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | The Seated I ⓘ |
| inception | 21st century ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | public ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Black female body
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Black woman ⓘ female figure ⓘ |
| medium | sculptural artwork ⓘ |
| movement |
Afrofuturism
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contemporary art ⓘ feminist art ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Seated series ⓘ |
| theme |
Afrofuturism
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feminism ⓘ hybridity ⓘ identity ⓘ mythology ⓘ postcolonialism ⓘ power ⓘ reimagining the Black female body ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Seated I Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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