A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork that exemplifies Wearing’s interest in ordinary people)

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A Real Birmingham Family is a public sculpture by British artist Gillian Wearing that portrays an everyday local family, challenging traditional notions of what a family looks like in contemporary society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bronze sculpture
public artwork
public sculpture
artMovement contemporary art
category Outdoor sculptures in England
Sculptures in Birmingham
Works by Gillian Wearing
commissionedBy Birmingham City Council NERFINISHED
Birmingham Civic Society NERFINISHED
Ikon Gallery NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
creator Gillian Wearing NERFINISHED
depicts an everyday local family
two adult women
two children
exemplifies Gillian Wearing’s interest in ordinary people
genre figurative sculpture
public art
hasLanguageOfTitle English
hasTitle A Real Birmingham Family NERFINISHED
locatedIn Birmingham NERFINISHED
England
United Kingdom
material bronze
notableFor portraying a non‑traditional family unit
using real Birmingham residents as models
partOf Gillian Wearing’s public art practice
publicAccess yes
purpose to challenge traditional notions of what a family looks like
to represent a real family from Birmingham
subjectMatter family
motherhood
urban life
theme contemporary family
diversity of family structures
ordinary people
representation of everyday life
social realism
unveiledIn 2014
yearOfCompletion 2014

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Gillian Wearing notableWork A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork that exemplifies Wearing’s interest in ordinary people)