As One I

Photograph

-

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

As One I

Entry/Object ID

2018.12

Description

Black and white photograph of two ballerinas posing with African masks on museum pedestals

Context

As One I is part of a photo series featuring ballet dancers performing duets with African masks on pedestals. The black and white compositions present the dancers in choreographed poses amidst pedestals with the masks. For Fernandes, the series addresses power dynamics and hegemony, as well as post-colonialism, especially as it pertains to French appropriation of West African objects, and the foundations of Cubsim and primitivism. The artist is interested in institutional authority and the masks being stripped of their original role in dance.

Acquisition

Accession

2018.11-12

Source or Donor

Monique Meloche Gallery

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Courtesy of Monique Meloche Gallery and the artist

Made/Created

Artist

Fernandes, Brendan

Notes

Creation Date: 2017 (?)

Ethnography

Notes

Kenya born North America Canadian Chicago

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

ceremonial masks, masks (costume), costume (mode of fashion), athletics (exercises), physical activities

Hierarchy Name

Costume (hierarchy name), Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name)

Facet

Objects Facet, Activities Facet

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image

Width

52 in

Length

40 in

Exhibition

Life Cycles