A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork challenging traditional family representations)

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A Real Birmingham Family is a public sculpture by artist Gillian Wearing that portrays a non-traditional local family to question and broaden conventional definitions of what a family looks like in contemporary society.

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instanceOf bronze sculpture
public artwork
public sculpture
artist Gillian Wearing NERFINISHED
artMovement contemporary art
citySymbol representation of Birmingham’s social diversity
commissionedBy Birmingham City Council NERFINISHED
Ikon Gallery NERFINISHED
commissionType public commission
controversy criticised by some for not depicting a two-parent family
country United Kingdom
creatorBirthPlace Birmingham NERFINISHED
creatorNationality British
depictionStyle realistic
depicts Angela Millington NERFINISHED
Kelly Hodges NERFINISHED
single-parent family
two children
genre figurative sculpture
public art
hasContext debates about family, gender, and social change
hasSubject real-life local residents
intendedAudience general public
locatedIn Birmingham NERFINISHED
England
materialUsed bronze
medium cast bronze
publicAccess free
purpose to broaden definitions of what a family looks like
to challenge traditional representations of the family
scale life-size figures
selectionCriteria local Birmingham family
reflecting diversity of contemporary families
selectionProcess family chosen from open public call
subjectMatter everyday life
theme contemporary family life
non-traditional family structures
representation of ordinary people
social inclusion
unveiledIn 2014

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Gillian Wearing notableWork A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork challenging traditional family representations)
Gillian Wearing notableWork A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork challenging traditional family representations)
this entity surface form: A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork provoking debate about what constitutes a family)
Gillian Wearing notableWork A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork challenging traditional family representations)
this entity surface form: A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork highlighting contemporary social realities)
Gillian Wearing notableWork A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork challenging traditional family representations)
this entity surface form: A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork that invites viewers to reconsider stereotypes about families)