Taryn Simon
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Taryn Simon is an American conceptual artist and photographer known for her rigorously researched projects that explore hidden systems of power, secrecy, and classification.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Taryn Simon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12831749 — 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: Taryn Simon Context triple: [Larry Aldrich Award, hasRecipient, Taryn Simon]
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A.
Laurie Simmons
Laurie Simmons is an American artist and photographer known for her staged photographs featuring dolls and miniature scenes that explore themes of domesticity, gender roles, and identity.
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B.
Catherine Opie
Catherine Opie is an American fine-art photographer renowned for her powerful portraits and documentary-style images exploring identity, community, and the American social landscape.
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C.
Candida Höfer
Candida Höfer is a German photographer renowned for her large-format, meticulously composed images of empty public interiors that explore architecture, culture, and collective memory.
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D.
Sherrie Levine
Sherrie Levine is an American conceptual artist best known for her appropriation works that challenge ideas of originality, authorship, and authenticity in art.
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E.
Alec Soth
Alec Soth is an American photographer renowned for his large-format color images and lyrical documentary projects exploring life in the American Midwest and beyond.
- 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: Taryn Simon Target entity description: Taryn Simon is an American conceptual artist and photographer known for her rigorously researched projects that explore hidden systems of power, secrecy, and classification.
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A.
Laurie Simmons
Laurie Simmons is an American artist and photographer known for her staged photographs featuring dolls and miniature scenes that explore themes of domesticity, gender roles, and identity.
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B.
Catherine Opie
Catherine Opie is an American fine-art photographer renowned for her powerful portraits and documentary-style images exploring identity, community, and the American social landscape.
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C.
Candida Höfer
Candida Höfer is a German photographer renowned for her large-format, meticulously composed images of empty public interiors that explore architecture, culture, and collective memory.
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D.
Sherrie Levine
Sherrie Levine is an American conceptual artist best known for her appropriation works that challenge ideas of originality, authorship, and authenticity in art.
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E.
Alec Soth
Alec Soth is an American photographer renowned for his large-format color images and lyrical documentary projects exploring life in the American Midwest and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artist
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human ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Brown University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conceptual art
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installation art ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual photography
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documentary photography ⓘ |
| hasExhibitedAt |
Art Gallery of Ontario
NERFINISHED
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Carnegie Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Centre Pompidou NERFINISHED ⓘ Fondation Louis Vuitton NERFINISHED ⓘ Guggenheim Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana Museum of Modern Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Museum of Modern Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Neue Nationalgalerie NERFINISHED ⓘ Tate Modern NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitney Museum of American Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableSeries |
A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters
NERFINISHED
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An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar NERFINISHED ⓘ An Occupation of Loss NERFINISHED ⓘ Birds of the West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ Contraband NERFINISHED ⓘ Paperwork and the Will of Capital NERFINISHED ⓘ The Innocents NERFINISHED ⓘ The Picture Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar NERFINISHED ⓘ An Occupation of Loss NERFINISHED ⓘ Birds of the West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ Contraband NERFINISHED ⓘ Paperwork and the Will of Capital NERFINISHED ⓘ The Innocents NERFINISHED ⓘ The Picture Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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photographer ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workFocus |
archival practices
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bureaucracy ⓘ classification systems ⓘ secrecy ⓘ state power ⓘ systems of power ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taryn Simon Description of subject: Taryn Simon is an American conceptual artist and photographer known for her rigorously researched projects that explore hidden systems of power, secrecy, and classification.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.