Powerless Structures, Fig. 101 by Elmgreen & Dragset

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contemporary art sculpture

Powerless Structures, Fig. 101 by Elmgreen & Dragset is a contemporary sculpture depicting a young boy on a rocking horse, playfully subverting traditional equestrian monuments and ideas of heroism.

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Label	Occurrences
Powerless Structures, Fig. 101	4
Powerless Structures, Fig. 101 (Fourth Plinth)	2
Powerless Structures, Fig. 101 by Elmgreen & Dragset canonical	1

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Target entity: Powerless Structures, Fig. 101 by Elmgreen & Dragset
Context triple: [Fourth Plinth, notableWorkDisplayed, Powerless Structures, Fig. 101 by Elmgreen & Dragset]

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Target entity: Powerless Structures, Fig. 101 by Elmgreen & Dragset
Target entity description: Powerless Structures, Fig. 101 by Elmgreen & Dragset is a contemporary sculpture depicting a young boy on a rocking horse, playfully subverting traditional equestrian monuments and ideas of heroism.

A. Surging Waves Pavilion
Surging Waves Pavilion is one of Suzhou’s renowned classical Chinese gardens, celebrated for its elegant pavilions, water features, and traditional literati landscape design.
B. The Floating Heads installation
The Floating Heads installation is a striking contemporary art piece featuring numerous suspended, expressive human heads that has become one of the most recognizable attractions at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
C. The New York Earth Room
The New York Earth Room is a long-term installation by artist Walter De Maria consisting of a large SoHo loft filled with packed earth, maintained as a contemplative indoor landscape.
D. Felix Gonzalez-Torres Estate
The Felix Gonzalez-Torres Estate is the body that manages and preserves the legacy, artworks, and intellectual property of the influential Cuban-American conceptual artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres.
E. Akari light sculptures
Akari light sculptures are a series of iconic, handcrafted paper and bamboo lanterns created by Isamu Noguchi that blend traditional Japanese craft with modernist design.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	contemporary art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ
artForm	figurative sculpture ⓘ
artist	Elmgreen & Dragset ⓘ
artisticIntention	to playfully subvert traditional equestrian monuments ⓘ to question conventional ideas of heroism ⓘ
category	Bronze sculptures in the United Kingdom ⓘ Outdoor sculpture in London ⓘ Sculptures of children ⓘ
commissionedBy	Greater London Authority ⓘ Mayor of London ⓘ
contrastsWith	traditional military equestrian monuments ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
creator	Elmgreen & Dragset ⓘ
depicts	rocking horse ⓘ young boy ⓘ
exhibitionHistory	Fourth Plinth programme, Trafalgar Square ⓘ linked to: Fourth Plinth
followedBy	Hahn/Cock ⓘ
genre	contemporary sculpture ⓘ
hasTitle	Powerless Structures, Fig. 101 ⓘ linked to: Powerless Structures, Fig. 101 by Elmgreen & Dragset
height	approximately 4.1 metres ⓘ
inception	2012 ⓘ
installed	February 2012 ⓘ
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ London ⓘ linked to: London, England United Kingdom ⓘ
location	Trafalgar Square ⓘ
materialUsed	bronze ⓘ gold leaf ⓘ
movement	contemporary art ⓘ
notableFor	being a Fourth Plinth commission by Elmgreen & Dragset ⓘ reimagining the heroic monument as a playful child ⓘ
partOf	Fourth Plinth Commission ⓘ linked to: Fourth Plinth
partOfSeries	Powerless Structures series ⓘ
positionedOn	Fourth Plinth ⓘ
replaced	Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle ⓘ
subjectAge	child ⓘ
theme	childhood ⓘ critique of heroism ⓘ playfulness ⓘ subversion of traditional monuments ⓘ
usesMotif	equestrian statue ⓘ

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