A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork that demonstrates Wearing’s collaborative approach with participants)

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A Real Birmingham Family is a public sculpture by British artist Gillian Wearing that portrays an everyday local family to explore contemporary ideas of family, identity, and community.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bronze sculpture ⓘ
public artwork ⓘ
public sculpture ⓘ
commissionedBy Birmingham City Council ⓘ
Birmingham-born public art initiative ⓘ
Ikon Gallery ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Gillian Wearing ⓘ
depicts an everyday local family ⓘ
contemporary family life ⓘ
two adult women and their children ⓘ
displayType outdoor sculpture ⓘ
genre figurative sculpture ⓘ
public art ⓘ
hasTitle A Real Birmingham Family ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage English ⓘ
inception 2014 ⓘ
language visual art ⓘ
locatedIn Birmingham ⓘ
England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
material bronze ⓘ
movement contemporary art ⓘ
notableFor its collaborative selection process ⓘ
portraying an everyday local family instead of historical figures ⓘ
reflecting the diversity of modern families ⓘ
partOf Gillian Wearing’s public art practice ⓘ
publicAccess yes ⓘ
purpose to challenge traditional notions of the nuclear family ⓘ
to explore community ⓘ
to explore contemporary ideas of family ⓘ
to explore identity ⓘ
theme community ⓘ
contemporary family structures ⓘ
family ⓘ
identity ⓘ
representation of ordinary people ⓘ
social inclusion ⓘ
unveiledIn 2014 ⓘ
usesMethod collaborative process with participants ⓘ
open call to local families ⓘ

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