Tourists
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Tourists is a contemporary art installation by Maurizio Cattelan featuring hyper-realistic taxidermied pigeons arranged in exhibition spaces to evoke themes of surveillance, intrusion, and the banal presence of outsiders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tourists canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art installation
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contemporary artwork ⓘ |
| arrangement | pigeons distributed in exhibition spaces ⓘ |
| artForm |
installation
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site-specific installation ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
invasion of public space
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relationship between viewer and artwork ⓘ surveillance in cultural institutions ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Maurizio Cattelan’s practice of dark humor ⓘ |
| creator | Maurizio Cattelan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| depicts | pigeons ⓘ |
| displayContext | contemporary art exhibitions ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasArtist | Maurizio Cattelan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle | hyper-realistic ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
everyday banality
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institutional critique ⓘ intrusion ⓘ presence of outsiders ⓘ surveillance ⓘ urban life ⓘ voyeurism ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
evoke discomfort
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evoke sense of being watched ⓘ highlight mundane presence of outsiders ⓘ |
| isFictional | true ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
banality
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intrusion ⓘ outsiders ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| medium |
installation
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taxidermy ⓘ |
| movement |
conceptual art
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installation art ⓘ |
| portrays |
pigeons as intruders
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pigeons as observers ⓘ |
| subjectType | non-human animals in art ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | refers to outsiders occupying a space ⓘ |
| typicalLocation |
gallery exhibition spaces
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museum exhibition spaces ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
mixed media
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taxidermied pigeons ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic |
birds positioned as if casually inhabiting the space
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lifelike pigeons placed on architectural elements ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.