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Individual media art work record edit

Title ID Data type Description Examples Inverse
instance ofP31Iteminstance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)
Wikibase value:
The Legible City <instance of> interactive installation-
inceptionP571Point in timedate of establishment: time when an entity begins to exist; for date of official opening use P1619The Legible City <inception> 1989-
genreP136Itemgenre and by genre: creative work's genre or an artist's field of work (P101). Use main subject (P921) to relate creative works to their topic
Wikibase value: subclass of: new media art (Q378604)
Moiré <genre> video art-
creatorP170Itemcreator, author, visual artist and software developer: maker of this creative work or other object (where no more specific property exists)Moiré <creator> Livinus and Jeep van de Bundtnotable work
contributor to the creative work or subjectP767Itemcontributor, session musician and coauthor: person or organization that contributed to a subject: co-creator of a creative work or subjectOrganic Honey's Visual Telepathy (1972) (video) <contributor to the creative work or subject> Linda Pattoncontributed to creative work
collectionP195Itemcollection and editorial collection: art, museum, archival, or bibliographic collection the subject is part of
Wikidata qualifier: inventory number (P217)
The Colloquy of Mobiles <collection> ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe-
inventory numberP217Stringaccession number: identifier for a physical object or a set of physical objects in a collection
Wikidata qualifier: collection (P195)
Expecting <inventory number> 29323-

Variant art work records edit

When a media artwork is in multiple collections, or mulitple versions in a collection exist, we should distinguish variants as described in Rhizome. According to WikiProject Digital and Performative Arts - Provenancial Data there is no exact matching property for 'variant of'.

Other models to model artworks:

Proposed properties to describe variant relationships between media artworks edit

Rhizome has a property 'variant of'

 
Rhizome’s Wikibase Catalog entry for a variant of an artwork by artist Jan Robert Leegte


Note that some properties link a physical to an abstract concept, while other properties interlink physical items.


Title ID Data type Description Examples Inverse
part ofP361Itempart: object of which the subject is a part (if this subject is already part of object A which is a part of object B, then please only make the subject part of object A), inverse property of "has part" (P527, see also "has parts of the class" (P2670))ear <part of> headhas part(s)
part of the seriesP179Itemseries, series of creative works, event sequence, book series, painting series and video game series: series which contains the subjectThe Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe <part of the series> The Chronicles of Narnia-
edition or translation ofP629Itemversion, edition or translation: is an edition or translation of this entityPride and Prejudice <edition or translation of> Pride and Prejudicehas edition or translation
representation ofP4646Itemperformance: performing arts production the item is a representation ofDer Hauptmann von Köpenick <representation of> Der Hauptmann von Köpenick-
release ofP9831Itemmusical release: release group this release belongs toTaste of Love <release of> Taste of Love-
manifestation ofP1557Itemmanifestation: inherent and characteristic embodiment of a given conceptorganism <manifestation of> life-
recording or performance ofP2550Itemaudio recording: item is a recording or release of this compositionOb-La-Di, Ob-La-Da <recording or performance of> Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da-
based onP144Itembased on: the work(s) used as the basis for subject itemA <based on> Αderivative work
has spin-offP2512Itemspin-off: works that are spin-offs of this itemAll in the Family <has spin-off> Maude-
modified version ofP5059Itemarrangement and arrangement on a work of the public domain: indicates the work or one of its versions which served as a basis for the adaptation or arrangement resulting in the given version of the workOrphée et Eurydice <modified version of> Orphée et Euridice-
remix ofP9810Itemremix: the song this audio track is a remix ofButter (Hotter Remix) <remix of> Butter-
followsP155Itemfollows: immediately prior item in a series of which the subject is a part, preferably use as qualifier of P179 [if the subject has replaced the preceding item, e.g. political offices, use "replaces" (P1365)]Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back <follows> Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hopefollowed by
expression ofP6524ItemFunctional Requirements for Bibliographic Records: realization of a work through words, sound, image etc. in the FRBR modelhalf cent <expression of> penny-

External identifiers edit

See Wikidata:WikiProject Media Art/Identifiers