A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork that situates contemporary family life in civic space)
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A Real Birmingham Family is a public sculpture by artist Gillian Wearing that portrays a contemporary, non-traditional family to reflect and celebrate the diversity of modern urban life in Birmingham.
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Target entity: A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork that situates contemporary family life in civic space) Context triple: [Gillian Wearing, notableWork, A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork that situates contemporary family life in civic space)]
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New York urban realists were a group of early 20th-century American painters known for their realistic depictions of everyday city life, particularly in New York City’s streets, shops, and public spaces.
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City & Society
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Target entity: A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork that situates contemporary family life in civic space) Target entity description: A Real Birmingham Family is a public sculpture by artist Gillian Wearing that portrays a contemporary, non-traditional family to reflect and celebrate the diversity of modern urban life in Birmingham.
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A.
Places for Everyone
Places for Everyone is a joint development plan for several Greater Manchester districts that sets out long-term strategies for housing, jobs, and sustainable growth in the region.
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B.
People’s Living Lab
People’s Living Lab is the core theme of Expo 2025, envisioning the world’s fair as a large-scale experimental space where people, technologies, and ideas interact to co-create solutions for future society.
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C.
New York urban realists
New York urban realists were a group of early 20th-century American painters known for their realistic depictions of everyday city life, particularly in New York City’s streets, shops, and public spaces.
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D.
City & Society
City & Society is a peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on urban anthropology and the social, cultural, and political dynamics of cities.
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E.
The Quest for Community
The Quest for Community is a seminal sociological work by Robert Nisbet that critiques modern individualism and explores the human need for stable, meaningful social bonds and intermediate institutions.
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Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze sculpture
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public artwork ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ |
| artist | Gillian Wearing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Birmingham City Council
NERFINISHED
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Birmingham Civic Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Ikon Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy |
criticised for excluding fathers
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debate about representation of family ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creatorAward | Turner Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorAwardYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | British ⓘ |
| depicts |
two children
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two sisters ⓘ |
| displayedInPublicSpace | true ⓘ |
| genre |
figurative sculpture
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public art ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMedium | sculpture ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inception | 2011 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Birmingham public art collection ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Birmingham
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of a non-nuclear family
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situating contemporary family life in civic space ⓘ |
| publicEngagement | community consultation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to celebrate contemporary family structures
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to reflect the diversity of modern urban life in Birmingham ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
open call for Birmingham families
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public nomination ⓘ |
| subject |
contemporary family life
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non-traditional family ⓘ single-parent family ⓘ |
| theme |
family diversity
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social identity ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| unveiledIn | 2014 ⓘ |
| yearOfCompletion | 2014 ⓘ |
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Subject: A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork that situates contemporary family life in civic space) Description of subject: A Real Birmingham Family is a public sculpture by artist Gillian Wearing that portrays a contemporary, non-traditional family to reflect and celebrate the diversity of modern urban life in Birmingham.
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