Shuttlecocks
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Shuttlecocks is a famous outdoor sculpture installation by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, featuring giant badminton birdies displayed on the lawn of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
outdoor sculpture installation
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public artwork ⓘ sculpture series ⓘ |
| artisticApproach | whimsical reinterpretation of sports equipment ⓘ |
| artisticCollaboration |
Claes Oldenburg
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surface form:
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen
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| artisticTheme | playful enlargement of everyday objects ⓘ |
| artMedium | painted metal and plastic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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surface form:
Nelson-Atkins Museum sculpture park
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| category |
Outdoor sculptures in Missouri
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Public art in Kansas City, Missouri ⓘ Claes Oldenburg ⓘ
surface form:
Sculptures by Claes Oldenburg
Sculptures by Coosje van Bruggen ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ⓘ |
| context | displayed on museum lawn as if in mid-game ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator |
Claes Oldenburg
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Coosje van Bruggen ⓘ |
| depicts | badminton shuttlecock ⓘ |
| displayedAt | grounds of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary art
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public art ⓘ |
| hasColor |
orange
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white ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 39.044°N 94.580°W ⓘ |
| hasPart |
east lawn shuttlecock
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north lawn shuttlecock ⓘ south lawn shuttlecock ⓘ west lawn shuttlecock ⓘ |
| height | approximately 18 feet ⓘ |
| imageSubject | museum grounds as badminton court metaphor ⓘ |
| inception | 1994 ⓘ |
| installationType | site-specific installation ⓘ |
| installedOn | lawn of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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surface form:
Kansas City, Missouri
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ⓘ |
| material |
aluminum
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fiberglass-reinforced plastic ⓘ |
| movement | Pop art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
giant scale of badminton birdies
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integration with museum lawn landscape ⓘ |
| numberOfSculptures | 4 ⓘ |
| owner | Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ⓘ |
| scale | monumental ⓘ |
| subjectOf | photography by museum visitors ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
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