Liam Gillick
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Liam Gillick is a British conceptual artist known for his text-based works, architectural installations, and critical engagement with social and institutional structures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Liam Gillick canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Liam Gillick Context triple: [The Phillips Collection, hasWorkBy, Liam Gillick]
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A.
Tavares Strachan
Tavares Strachan is a Bahamian-born conceptual artist known for his ambitious, research-driven projects that explore themes of identity, history, and the politics of visibility.
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B.
Jeremy Deller
Jeremy Deller is a British conceptual and video artist known for socially engaged works that explore history, politics, and popular culture.
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C.
Grayson Perry
Grayson Perry is a British contemporary artist and Turner Prize-winning ceramicist known for his elaborate vases, tapestries, and his cross-dressing alter ego, Claire.
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D.
Thomas Demand
Thomas Demand is a contemporary German artist known for his meticulously constructed life-sized paper models that he photographs to explore themes of memory, media, and representation.
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E.
Julie Mehretu
Julie Mehretu is an Ethiopian-American contemporary artist renowned for her large-scale, layered abstract paintings that explore themes of geography, history, and social dynamics.
- 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: Liam Gillick Target entity description: Liam Gillick is a British conceptual artist known for his text-based works, architectural installations, and critical engagement with social and institutional structures.
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A.
Tavares Strachan
Tavares Strachan is a Bahamian-born conceptual artist known for his ambitious, research-driven projects that explore themes of identity, history, and the politics of visibility.
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B.
Jeremy Deller
Jeremy Deller is a British conceptual and video artist known for socially engaged works that explore history, politics, and popular culture.
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C.
Grayson Perry
Grayson Perry is a British contemporary artist and Turner Prize-winning ceramicist known for his elaborate vases, tapestries, and his cross-dressing alter ego, Claire.
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D.
Thomas Demand
Thomas Demand is a contemporary German artist known for his meticulously constructed life-sized paper models that he photographs to explore themes of memory, media, and representation.
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E.
Julie Mehretu
Julie Mehretu is an Ethiopian-American contemporary artist renowned for her large-scale, layered abstract paintings that explore themes of geography, history, and social dynamics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artist
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human ⓘ university teacher ⓘ visual artist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1964-08-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Goldsmiths, University of London ⓘ |
| familyName | Gillick ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conceptual art
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installation art ⓘ institutional critique ⓘ relational aesthetics ⓘ text-based art ⓘ |
| genre | critical theory-related art ⓘ |
| givenName | Liam ⓘ |
| hasExhibitedAt |
Documenta (Kassel)
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surface form:
Documenta
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum ⓘ
surface form:
Guggenheim Museum, New York
Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
surface form:
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Tate Modern ⓘ Venice Biennale ⓘ |
| hasPublishedIn |
art criticism
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art theory ⓘ |
| hasTaughtAt |
Columbia University School of the Arts
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Cooper Union ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
architectural installations
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critical engagement with institutional structures ⓘ critical engagement with social structures ⓘ text-based works ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
conceptual art
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relational aesthetics ⓘ |
| name | Liam Gillick self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Discussion Island/Big Conference Centre
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Literally No Place ⓘ McNamara ⓘ The Wood Way ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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conceptual artist ⓘ critic ⓘ professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Aylesbury ⓘ |
| represented | Germany at the 53rd Venice Biennale ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 2009 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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