Nick Cave (artist)
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Nick Cave is an American artist and choreographer best known for his elaborate, wearable "Soundsuits" that blend sculpture, performance, fashion, and social commentary.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nick Cave | 3 |
| Nick Cave (artist) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T845876 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nick Cave (artist) Context triple: [The Phillips Collection, hasWorkBy, Nick Cave (artist)]
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A.
Tom Waits
Tom Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor known for his gravelly voice, experimental songwriting, and dark, theatrical storytelling.
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B.
Don Black
Don Black is an American white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader best known for founding the extremist website Stormfront.
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C.
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Bonnie "Prince" Billy is the stage name of American singer-songwriter and actor Will Oldham, known for his introspective, genre-blurring folk and alt-country music.
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D.
John Butler
John Butler was a prominent Loyalist military leader during the American Revolutionary War, best known for commanding Butler's Rangers in frontier campaigns against American revolutionaries.
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E.
Bill Callahan
Bill Callahan is an American singer-songwriter known for his baritone voice, literate lyrics, and influential work in indie and lo-fi music, both solo and under the moniker Smog.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nick Cave (artist) Target entity description: Nick Cave is an American artist and choreographer best known for his elaborate, wearable "Soundsuits" that blend sculpture, performance, fashion, and social commentary.
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A.
Tom Waits
Tom Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor known for his gravelly voice, experimental songwriting, and dark, theatrical storytelling.
-
B.
Don Black
Don Black is an American white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader best known for founding the extremist website Stormfront.
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C.
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Bonnie "Prince" Billy is the stage name of American singer-songwriter and actor Will Oldham, known for his introspective, genre-blurring folk and alt-country music.
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D.
John Butler
John Butler was a prominent Loyalist military leader during the American Revolutionary War, best known for commanding Butler's Rangers in frontier campaigns against American revolutionaries.
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E.
Bill Callahan
Bill Callahan is an American singer-songwriter known for his baritone voice, literate lyrics, and influential work in indie and lo-fi music, both solo and under the moniker Smog.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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choreographer ⓘ fashion designer ⓘ performance artist ⓘ person ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| artisticMovement |
Afrofuturism
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contemporary art ⓘ social practice art ⓘ |
| birthName | Nick Cave ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
community groups
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dancers ⓘ musicians ⓘ |
| degree |
Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kansas City Art Institute
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Master of Fine Arts from Cranbrook Academy of Art ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Nick Cave
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surface form:
Nick Cave (musician)
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| education |
Cranbrook Academy of Art
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Kansas City Art Institute ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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surface form:
Guggenheim Museum, New York
Mass MoCA ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA)
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago ⓘ Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
surface form:
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Seattle Art Museum ⓘ Trapholt Museum, Denmark ⓘ |
| field |
contemporary art
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dance ⓘ fashion ⓘ installation art ⓘ performance art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African art
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Carnival traditions ⓘ dance and movement ⓘ fashion design ⓘ |
| knownFor | Soundsuits ⓘ |
| medium |
costume
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found objects ⓘ performance ⓘ textiles ⓘ video ⓘ |
| name |
Nick Cave (artist)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nick Cave
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| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Heard series
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Here Hear (project) ⓘ Rescue (sculpture series) ⓘ Soundsuits series ⓘ Until (installation) ⓘ Up Right (performance) ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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choreographer ⓘ designer ⓘ educator ⓘ |
| position |
Director of the graduate fashion program at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Professor at School of the Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ |
| teachesAt | School of the Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ |
| theme |
gun violence
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identity ⓘ police brutality ⓘ race ⓘ social justice ⓘ visibility and invisibility ⓘ |
| workType |
immersive installation
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site-specific performance ⓘ wearable sculpture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nick Cave (artist) Description of subject: Nick Cave is an American artist and choreographer best known for his elaborate, wearable "Soundsuits" that blend sculpture, performance, fashion, and social commentary.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nick Cave
this entity surface form:
Nick Cave
this entity surface form:
Nick Cave