MONA Public Art Application Profile
This application profile is under construction and may not fully reflect the current dataset. The pattern examples and Turtle data samples are subject to change.
Purpose
The purpose of this application profile is to document how MONA Public Art data is modelled for compatibility with the wider LINCS data model. This document provides patterns used in the mapping of MONA Public Art data which correspond to the categories of the main LINCS Application Profiles.
This document introduces classes and properties as used in this specific context (LINCS and the MONA Public Art dataset), without providing complete definitions for them. You can find the full definitions in the documentation of CIDOC CRM version 7.3.1 and other reference ontologies and vocabularies.
Dependencies
This section reports the ontologies, vocabularies, and authority files adopted in the MONA Public Art application profile. The tables below list the acronyms used to refer to each resource and the prefixes used to compose the URIs in Turtle code examples found in the document.
Ontologies
For more information about ontologies, see Linked Open Data Basics – Ontologies.
Acronym | Prefix | Ontology | Purpose |
CIDOC-CRM | crm: | CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model | Main reference ontology |
Vocabularies
For more information about vocabularies, see Linked Open Data Basics – Vocabularies.
Acronym | Prefix | Vocabulary | Purpose |
AAT | aat: | Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus | To represent artwork types, identifier types, and title types. |
Biography | biography: | LINCS Biography | To represent name types. |
Lexvo | lexvo: | Lexvo | To represent languages. |
Occupation | occupation: | LINCS Occupation Vocabulary | To represent people's roles in production events. |
XSD | xsd: | XML Schema Datatypes | For literal datatypes. |
Authority Files
For more information about authority files, see Terms – Authority File.
Acronym | Prefix | Authority | Purpose |
GeoNames | geo: | GeoNames | Authority for place URIs. |
LINCS | lincs: | LINCS-minted entities | To represent any entities not described elsewhere. |
MONA | N/A | MONA Public Art | Source of URIs for MONA artworks. |
Wikidata | wikidata: | Wikidata Knowledge Base | Authority for people, group, and occupation URIs. |
Main Classes
The classes listed below are imported from CIDOC CRM and use prefix crm:
except where otherwise noted.
Entity Type | Class | Declaration Snippet (Turtle Syntax) |
Artwork | E24 Physical Human-Made Thing |
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Name or Title | E33 E41 Linguistic Appellation |
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Identifier | E42 Identifier |
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Production | E12 Production |
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Artist | E39 Actor (subclass E21 Person or E74 Group used where possible) |
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Producer | E39 Actor (subclass E21 Person or E74 Group used where possible) |
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Owner | E39 Actor (subclass E21 Person or E74 Group used where possible) |
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Institution | E74 Group |
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Actor in a Role | PC14 Actor in a Role |
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Source | E73 Information Object |
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Webpage | E73 Information Object |
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Creation | E65 Creation |
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Place | E53 Place |
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Overview
The MONA Public Art dataset brings together several public art collection in Québec highlighted in the MONA mobile app. It aggregates more than 1500 public artworks by over 750 artists located throughout the province of Québec.
The image below shows an overview of the entire MONA Public Art application profile. Each section of the diagram is described in detail in one of the sections of this document. Click here or on the image for a large-scale, more readable version.
Graph Patterns
This section presents the graph patterns adopted in the MONA Public Art application profile, along with examples of usage. The URI of the MONA Public Art graph which can be used to query the dataset through the LINCS SPARQL endpoint is <http://graph.lincsproject.ca/mona>
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Basic Patterns
This section describes basic patterns that are reused across the MONA Public Art dataset.
Type
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Pattern | Definition | An entity has a type. |
Abstraction | E1 CRM Entity →P2 has type →E55 Type | |
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Values | Type of Value | Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). |
Expected Value | A URI that uniquely identifies the type. | |
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Examples | Typical Example | The artwork titled Paradoxos has types wikidata:Q3305213 (painting), aat:300056501 (public art), and aat:300033618 (paintings). |
Example Abstraction | Paradoxos →P2 has type →wikidata:Q3305213 aat:300056501 aat:300033618 | |
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Note | Class E1 CRM Entity represents all entities, but is not actually found in the dataset.
More specific classes are applied instead (see Main Classes above). |
Identifier
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Pattern | Definition | An entity is identified by a MONA ID. |
Abstraction | E1 CRM Entity →P1 is identified by →E42 Identifier →P190 has symbolic content →xsd:integer | |
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Values | Type of Value | xsd:integer (a positive integer number). |
Expected Value | A number that uniquely identifies the artwork or artist. | |
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Examples | Typical Example | The artwork titled Diversitree is identified by MONA ID 1001 . |
Example Abstraction | Diversitree →P1 is identified by →E42 Identifier →P190 has symbolic content → 1001 | |
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Note | Class E1 CRM Entity represents all entities, but is not actually found in the dataset.
More specific classes are applied instead (see Main Classes above).Note that there is no requirement for MONA ID values to be unique across different types of entities. For example, there exist both an artwork with MONA ID 50 and an artist with MONA ID 50. |
Name & Title
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Pattern | Definition | An entity is identified by a name or title. |
Abstraction | E1 CRM Entity →P1 is identified by →E33 E41 Linguistic Appellation →P190 has symbolic content → xsd:string | |
Applies to | Artwork. Every artwork has at least one title (in French and/or English). Artist. Every artist has at least one name. | |
Values | Type of Value | xsd:string (a string of text). |
Expected Value | A string of text that identifies the artwork or artist. | |
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Examples | Typical Example | The artwork titled Le monde intérieur is identified by French title "Le monde intérieur" . |
Example Abstraction | Le monde intérieur →P1 is identified by →E33 E41 Linguistic Appellation →P190 has symbolic content →"Le monde intérieur" | |
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Note | Class E1 CRM Entity represents all entities, but is not actually found in the dataset.
More specific classes are applied instead (see Main Classes above).
Note that there is no requirement for names or titles to be unique. |
Actor in a Role
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Pattern | Definition | An activity may have a number of participants, each with a certain role. |
Abstraction | E7 Activity →P01i is domain of →PC14 Carried Out By →P02 has range → E39 Actor P14.1 in the role of → E55 Type | |
Applies to | Activity (Creation or Production). Every activity is carried out by one or more actors (Artist or Producer), each with a certain role. | |
Values | Type of Value | Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) |
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Authorities |
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Examples | Typical Example | Anne Kahane produced the artwork titled Mother and Child in the role of artist. |
Example Abstraction | Mother and Child →P01i is domain of →PC14 Carried Out By →P02 has range → Anne Kahane P14.1 in the role of →aat:300400514 occupation:artist | |
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Artwork
A MONA artwork is a physical human-made thing. The MONA Public Art dataset contains information about the artwork, including its title, artist(s), producer(s) and MONA ID.
Title
A MONA artwork has one or more titles in French and/or English language.
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Note | The modelling of artwork titles follows the Name & Title basic pattern. See the corresponding section for more information. In this dataset, all artwork titles have type aat:300417193 . |
MONA ID
A MONA artwork has exactly one MONA ID, which is a unique identifier for the artwork.
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Note | The modelling of MONA IDs for artworks follows the Identifier basic pattern. See the corresponding section for more information. In this dataset, all MONA IDs have type aat:300404012 (unique identifiers). |
Production
Every MONA artwork is produced through a production event. The production event is the specific activity that results in the artwork. A production event has one or more participating actors and a date. The location of the production is not represented in this dataset.
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Pattern | Definition | A MONA artwork was produced by a production event. | |
Abstraction | E24 Physical Human-Made Thing →P108i was produced by →E12 Production | ||
Applies to | Artwork. Every artwork has exactly one production event. | ||
Values | Type of Value | Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). | |
Expected Value | A URI uniquely identifying the production event. | ||
Authorities | LINCS for the URI of the production event. | ||
Examples | Example Values | ||
Typical Example | The artwork titled La façade was produced by production event Production of La façade . | ||
Example Abstraction | La façade →P108i was produced by →Production of La façade | ||
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Actor & Role
Every artwork production has one or more participants, either Artists or Producers.
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Note | The modelling of actor roles in production events follows the Actor in a Role basic pattern. See the corresponding section for more information. In this dataset, all Artists have roles aat:300400514 and occupation:artist . All Producers have role occupation:producer . |
Date
Every MONA artwork has a date of production. This is the date when the production event of the artwork happened.
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Pattern | Definition | The production event of a MONA artwork happened on a specific date. |
Abstraction | E12 Production →P4 has time-span →E52 Time-Span →P82a begin of the begin → xsd:dateTime P82 at some time within → xsd:string P82b end of the end → xsd:dateTime | |
Applies to | Production. Every production event has exactly one date. | |
Values | Type of Value | Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) |
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Examples | Typical Example | The artwork titled Le malheureux magnifique was produced in 1972. |
Abstraction | Production of Le malheureux magnifique →P4 has time-span →E52 Time-Span →P82a begin of the begin → "1972-01-01T00:00:00"^^xsd:dateTime P82 at some time within → "1972" P82b end of the end → "1972-12-31T23:59:59"^^xsd:dateTime | |
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Ownership
A MONA artwork may have one or more Owners. An owner is an actor (person or group) who owns the artwork, either currently or in the past.
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Pattern | Definition | A MONA artwork is owned by an owner. |
Abstraction | E24 Physical Human-Made Thing →P51 has former or current owner →E39 Actor | |
Applies to | Artwork. Every artwork has one or more owners. | |
Values | Type of Value | Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) |
Expected Value | A URI that uniquely identifies the owner. | |
Authorities | Wikidata or LINCS for the URI of the owner. | |
Examples | Typical Example | The artwork titled Lapin de fiction was owned by Centre de services scolaire de Montréal . |
Abstraction | Lapin de fiction →P51 has former or current owner →Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | |
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Location
Every MONA artwork has a geographic location where it is currently or was previously located.
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Pattern | Definition | A MONA artwork was owned by an owner (actor). |
Abstraction | E24 Physical Human-Made Thing →P53 has former or current location →E53 Place | |
Applies to | Artwork. Every artwork is located at exactly one location. | |
Values | Type of Value | Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) |
Expected Value | A URI that uniquely identifies the location. | |
Authorities | Geonames or LINCS for the URI of the location. | |
Examples | Typical Example | The a artwork titled |
Abstraction | Cap à l’Est →P53 has former or current location →Location of Cap à l’Est | |
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Artist
An artist is a person or group who created one or more MONA artworks. The dataset contains basic information about each artist, including their name and MONA ID.
Name
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Note | The modelling of artist names follows the Name & Title basic pattern. See the corresponding section for more information. |
MONA ID
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Note | The modelling of artist IDs follows the Identifier basic pattern. See the corresponding section for more information. |
Producer
A MONA artwork may have one or more producers. These are people or groups who financed or otherwise supported the production of the artwork, but did not necessarily participate directly in its creation. Note that producers are not assigned MONA IDs.
Name
Each producer has one or more names (in French and/or English).
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Note | The modelling of producer names follows the Name & Title basic pattern. See the corresponding section for more information. |
Owner
A MONA artwork may have one or more owners. These are people or groups who currently or formerly own the artwork. For more information about the relation between owner and artwork, see Ownership.
Name
Each owner has one or more names (in French and/or English).
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Note | The modelling of producer names follows the Name & Title basic pattern. See the corresponding section for more information. |
Institution
An institution is a group responsible for creating a Source, i.e., a database containing information about one or more MONA artworks. Each institution has one or more names (in French or English) and a MONA ID.
Name
Each institution has one or more names (in French and/or English).
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Note | The modelling of institution names follows the Name & Title basic pattern. See the corresponding section for more information. |
MONA ID
Each institution has exactly one MONA ID.
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Note | The modelling of the MONA IDs of institutions follows the Identifier basic pattern. See the corresponding section for more information. |
Source
A source is a database containing information about MONA artworks. The dataset contains basic information about each source, including its name, creation, type, and URL.
Mention
A mention is a reference to a MONA artwork contained in a source. Each source may mention one or more artworks, and each artwork may be mentioned in one or more sources.
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Pattern | Definition | A source mentions a MONA artwork. |
Abstraction | E73 Information Object → P67 refers to → E24 Physical Human-Made Thing | |
Applies to | Source. Every source mentions one or more artworks. | |
Values | Type of Value | Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). |
Expected Value | A URI representing a MONA artwork. | |
Authorities | LINCS for the URI of the artwork. | |
Examples | Example Values | |
Typical Example | The source Art public Montréal refers to the MONA artwork Affinités . | |
Example Abstraction | Art public Montréal → P67 refers to → Affinités | |
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Creation
Each source is created through a creation event. The creation is carried out by an institution. At present, the dataset does not contain any other information about the creation event, such as its date or location.
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Pattern | Definition | A source was created by a creation event. |
Abstraction | E73 Information Object →P94i was created by →E65 Creation →P14 carried out by →E74 Group | |
Applies to | Source. Every source has exactly one creation event. | |
Values | Type of Value | Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) |
Expected Value | A URI uniquely identifying the creation event. | |
Authorities | LINCS for the URI of the artwork. | |
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Examples | Typical Example | Dose Culture was created by Creation of Dose Culture . |
Example Abstraction | Dose Culture →P94 was created by →Creation of Dose Culture →P14 carried out by →Dose Culture | |
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Type
A source has exactly one type. In this dataset, all sources are considered to be databases.
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Note | The modelling of source types follows the Type basic pattern. See the corresponding section for more information. In this dataset, all sources are assigned type wikidata:Q8513 (database). |
URL
A source may have a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that leads to information about it.
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Note | The modelling of source URLs follows the Identifier basic pattern. See the corresponding section for more information. In this dataset, all URLs are assigned type aat:300404630 (uniform resource locators). |
Webpage
A webpage is an information object that contains information about one or more MONA artwork. The dataset contains basic information about the webpage, including its subject and type.
Subject
The subject of a webpage is an artwork, or a set of artworks, that the webpage is about. Each webpage has one or more subjects.
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Pattern | Definition | A webpage is about a MONA artwork. |
Abstraction | E73 Information Object → P129 is about → E24 Physical Human-Made Thing | |
Applies to | Webpage. Every webpage is about one or more artworks. | |
Values | Type of Value | Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). |
Expected Value | A URI representing a MONA artwork. | |
Authorities | LINCS for the URI of the artwork. | |
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Examples | Typical Example | The webpage located at URL <http://artpublic.ville.montreal.qc.ca/oeuvre/albarello> is about the artwork titled Albarello . |
Example Abstraction | <http://artpublic.ville.montreal.qc.ca/oeuvre/albarello> → P129 is about → Albarello | |
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Type
Each webpage has exactly one type. In this dataset, all webpages have the same type (web page).
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Note | The modelling of webpage types follows the Type basic pattern. See the corresponding section for more information. In this dataset, all webpages are assigned type wikidata:Q36774 (web page). |
Place
In this dataset, a place is a geographic location that can be identified by spatial coordinates. Every place has a name and a set of geographic coordinates. A place may also be contained within a larger place, for example a city may be located within a certain province of Canada.
Name
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Note | The modelling of place names follows the basic pattern for Names & Titles. See the corresponding section for more information. |
Coordinates
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Pattern | Definition | A place is identified by a geographic reference such as coordinates. |
Abstraction | E53 Place → P168 place is defined by → xsd:string | |
Applies to | Identifier. Every identifier has one or more types.
Name & Title. Every name or title has one or more types. Source. Every source has one or more types. Webpage. Every webpage has one or more types. | |
Values | Type of Value | xsd:string |
Expected Value | A string of text representing geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude). | |
Authorities | GeoNames for the place URI. Wikidata and GeoNames as sources of coordinates. | |
Example Values | POINT(-63.29844 46.39808) (coordinates of Prince Edward Island) | |
Examples | Typical Example | Prince Edward Island has latitude 46.39808 and longitude -63.29844 |
Example Abstraction | geonames:6113358 → P168_has_spatial_coordinates → POINT(-63.29844 46.39808) |
Spatial Containment
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Pattern | Definition | A place may fall within another place. |
Abstraction | E53 Place → P89 falls within → E53 Place | |
Applies to | Identifier. Every identifier has one or more types.
Name & Title. Every name or title has one or more types. Source. Every source has one or more types. Webpage. Every webpage has one or more types. | |
Values | Type of Value | Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). |
Expected Value | A URI representing a place. | |
Authorities | GeoNames for the place URI. | |
Example Values | geonames:6093943 (Ontario) | |
Examples | Typical Example | The city of Toronto falls within the province of Ontario. |
Example Abstraction | geonames:6067965 → P89 falls within → geonames:6093943 |