Study of Perspective – Tiananmen
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Study of Perspective – Tiananmen is a conceptual photograph by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in which he extends his middle finger toward Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, critiquing political authority and state power.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | photograph ⓘ |
| artForm | fine art photography ⓘ |
| artisticMedium | photographic print ⓘ |
| cameraAngle | frontal view toward Tiananmen Square ⓘ |
| circulatedAs |
art print
ⓘ
reproduced image in exhibitions ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Ai Weiwei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| creator | Ai Weiwei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | Chinese authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Chinese contemporary art ⓘ |
| depicts |
Tiananmen Square
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
extended middle finger ⓘ seat of Chinese central government ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
studies of contemporary Chinese art
ⓘ
writings on Ai Weiwei ⓘ |
| genre | conceptual photography ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | discourse on art and political dissent ⓘ |
| hasPart |
background view of Tiananmen Square
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foreground hand with raised middle finger ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person viewpoint ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Study of Perspective – Tiananmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVisualMotif |
gesture of insult
ⓘ
monumental state architecture ⓘ |
| inception | 1990s ⓘ |
| intendedMeaning |
challenge to state power
ⓘ
critique of political authority ⓘ rejection of official ideology ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locationShown |
Beijing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tiananmen Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
individual dissent
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political authority ⓘ state power ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Ai Weiwei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ai Weiwei's political art practice ⓘ |
| politicalContext | People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | work within the Study of Perspective series ⓘ |
| series | Study of Perspective NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
freedom of expression
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relationship between individual and state ⓘ resistance to authoritarianism ⓘ |
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