Water Tower
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Water Tower is a 1998 translucent resin sculpture by British artist Rachel Whiteread, cast from a New York rooftop water tank and celebrated as a landmark example of her large-scale public works.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Water Tower canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public artwork
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sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
absence and presence
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architecture and memory ⓘ urban landscape ⓘ |
| basedOn | functional rooftop water tank ⓘ |
| castFrom | New York rooftop water tank ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Rachel Whiteread NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
minimalist sculpture
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public art ⓘ |
| hasColor |
clear
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translucent white ⓘ |
| hasEffect | recontextualization of everyday structures ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
large-scale
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site-specific ⓘ translucent ⓘ |
| inception | 1998 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | water tower ⓘ |
| materialUsed | translucent resin ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale public installation
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transformation of urban infrastructure into sculpture ⓘ use of industrial casting techniques ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Rachel Whiteread NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Rachel Whiteread public art projects ⓘ |
| positionHeld | rooftop installation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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