Julian Opie

British artist (born 1958)
Person human Q451564
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Julian Opie

Summary

Julian Opie is a human[1]. He was born in London[2]. He was born on December 12, 1958[3]. He worked as a painter[4], sculptor[5], scenographer[6], printmaker[7], and artist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (242 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Julian Opie was born in London[2].
  • Julian Opie was born on December 12, 1958[3].
  • Julian Opie held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Julian Opie's professions included painter[4].
  • Julian Opie worked as a sculptor[5].
  • Julian Opie worked as a scenographer[6].
  • Julian Opie's professions included printmaker[7].
  • Julian Opie worked as an artist[8].
  • Julian Opie's education included a stint at Goldsmiths, University of London[11].
  • Julian Opie was educated at Dragon School[12].
  • Julian Opie's education included a stint at Magdalen College School[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Julian Opie is Five Suburban Buildings[14].
  • Julian Opie is recorded as male[15].
  • Julian Opie's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Julian Opie is associated with the New British Sculpture movement[17].
  • Julian Opie's genre is portrait[18].
  • Julian Opie's Commons category is recorded as Julian Opie[19].
  • Julian Opie's family name is recorded as Opie[20].
  • Julian Opie's given name is recorded as Julian[21].
  • Julian Opie's official website is recorded as https://www.julianopie.com/[22].
  • Julian Opie's work location is recorded as London[23].
  • Julian Opie's participant in is recorded as documenta 8[24].
  • Julian Opie's participant in is recorded as Sculpture in the City[25].
  • Julian Opie's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Julian Opie's Commons Creator page is recorded as Julian Opie[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1958-12-12[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 361f34e8-8c32-4337-94cf-10bbd26ff322[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Julian Opie was born in London[2]. He was born on December 12, 1958[3].

Education

Educated at Goldsmiths, University of London[11], a public research university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1891[34], headquartered in London[35]; Dragon School[12], an independent school[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1877[38], headquartered in Oxford[39]; and Magdalen College School[13], an independent school[40], in United Kingdom[41], founded in 1480[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[4], sculptor[5], scenographer[6], printmaker[7], and artist[8].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Julian Opie is Five Suburban Buildings[14].

Why It Matters

Julian Opie ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (242 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was Julian Opie born?

Born in London[2], Julian Opie…

What did Julian Opie do for work?

Julian Opie worked as painter[4], sculptor[5], scenographer[6], printmaker[7], and artist[8].

Where did Julian Opie go to school?

Julian Opie was educated at Goldsmiths, University of London[11], Dragon School[12], and Magdalen College School[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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