A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork in Centenary Square)
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A Real Birmingham Family is a public sculpture in Birmingham’s Centenary Square by artist Gillian Wearing that portrays an everyday local family to celebrate the diversity and reality of contemporary family life.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Real Birmingham Family | 0 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze sculpture
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outdoor artwork ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ |
| artist | Gillian Wearing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artistBirthName | Gillian Wearing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfOrigin | Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Birmingham City Council
NERFINISHED
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Ikon Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
contemporary family life
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everyday local family ⓘ |
| genre |
figurative sculpture
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public art ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | outdoor, free access ⓘ |
| hasArtisticMovement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasArtistNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasAudience | general public ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Birmingham public art ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | none ⓘ |
| hasMedium | sculpture ⓘ |
| hasSubject | local Birmingham residents ⓘ |
| isPublicArt | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Centenary Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| publiclyAccessible | true ⓘ |
| purpose |
to celebrate the diversity of contemporary family life
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to represent an ordinary Birmingham family ⓘ |
| setIn | Centenary Square, Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
contemporary family life
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family diversity ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| title | A Real Birmingham Family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unveiledInDecade | 2010s ⓘ |
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