Artist's Shit

1961 artwork by Piero Manzoni consisting of 90 cans filled with his faeces
Place work_of_art Q1757822
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Artist's Shit is a work of art [1]. Created in 1961 [1], it belongs to the category of conceptual art. The piece was established during a period marked by experimental artistic practices.

As a work of art, Artist's Shit challenges traditional notions of material value and artistic production [1]. Its creation in 1961 reflects the broader cultural and artistic movements of the time [1].

Artist's Shit

Summary

Artist's Shit is a work of art[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of work_of_art entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (253 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Artist's Shit is the creator of Piero Manzoni[3].
  • Artist's Shit's image is recorded as Piero Manzoni - Merda D'artista (1961) - panoramio.jpg[4].
  • Artist's Shit's instance of is recorded as work of art[5].
  • Artist's Shit's movement is recorded as abject art[6].
  • Artist's Shit's movement is recorded as body art[7].
  • Artist's Shit's movement is recorded as conceptual art[8].
  • Artist's Shit's made from material is recorded as can[9].
  • Artist's Shit's made from material is recorded as human feces[10].
  • Artist's Shit's collection is recorded as Museo del Novecento[11].
  • Artist's Shit's collection is recorded as Museo - Fondazione Calderara[12].
  • Artist's Shit's collection is recorded as Moderna Museet[13].
  • Artist's Shit's collection is recorded as Herning Museum of Contemporary Art[14].
  • Artist's Shit's collection is recorded as Centre Georges Pompidou[15].
  • Artist's Shit's collection is recorded as Randers Museum of Art[16].
  • Artist's Shit's collection is recorded as Neues Museum[17].
  • Artist's Shit's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[18].
  • Artist's Shit's collection is recorded as Staatsgalerie Stuttgart[19].
  • Artist's Shit's collection is recorded as Tate Modern[20].
  • Artist's Shit's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 181707064[21].
  • Artist's Shit's GND ID is recorded as 7681338-1[22].
  • Artist's Shit's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2005054511[23].
  • Artist's Shit's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14615374j[24].
  • Artist's Shit's IdRef ID is recorded as 183693051[25].
  • Artist's Shit's location is recorded as Museo del Novecento[26].
  • Artist's Shit's location is recorded as Museo - Fondazione Calderara[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Artist's Shit's instance of is recorded as work of art[5].

History and Context

+1961-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Artist's Shit[28].

Why It Matters

Artist's Shit ranks in the top 5% of work_of_art entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (253 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . tate.org.uk. Retrieved . tate.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . tate.org.uk. Retrieved . tate.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . tate.org.uk. Retrieved . tate.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . tate.org.uk. Retrieved . tate.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . tate.org.uk. Retrieved . tate.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . tate.org.uk. Retrieved . tate.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . tate.org.uk. Retrieved . tate.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . merdadartista.org. Retrieved . merdadartista.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . merdadartista.org. Retrieved . merdadartista.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . merdadartista.org. Retrieved . merdadartista.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . merdadartista.org. Retrieved . merdadartista.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . merdadartista.org. Retrieved . merdadartista.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . merdadartista.org. Retrieved . merdadartista.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . merdadartista.org. Retrieved . merdadartista.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . merdadartista.org. Retrieved . merdadartista.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . merdadartista.org. Retrieved . merdadartista.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . merdadartista.org. Retrieved . merdadartista.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . merdadartista.org. Retrieved . merdadartista.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . merdadartista.org. Retrieved . merdadartista.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . tate.org.uk. Retrieved . tate.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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