Larry Bell
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Larry Bell is an American contemporary artist best known for his pioneering glass cube sculptures and explorations of light, reflection, and perception.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Larry Bell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T919773 — 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: Larry Bell Context triple: [Ferus Gallery, hostedExhibitionOf, Larry Bell]
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A.
Jules Olitski
Jules Olitski was a Russian-born American abstract painter known for his Color Field works featuring atmospheric sprays of color and innovative staining techniques.
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B.
Dan Flavin
Dan Flavin was an American minimalist artist best known for his pioneering installations of fluorescent light fixtures that transform architectural space with color and illumination.
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C.
Larry Poons
Larry Poons is an American abstract painter known for his vibrant, optically dynamic compositions that evolved from dot-based Op Art to energetic, gestural abstractions.
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D.
Richard Diebenkorn
Richard Diebenkorn was a prominent 20th-century American painter known for his lyrical abstractions and the celebrated "Ocean Park" series, which bridged Abstract Expressionism and Color Field painting.
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E.
Morris Louis
Morris Louis was an influential American abstract painter associated with the Color Field movement, known for his large, stained canvases that emphasized pure color and fluid, veil-like forms.
- 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: Larry Bell Target entity description: Larry Bell is an American contemporary artist best known for his pioneering glass cube sculptures and explorations of light, reflection, and perception.
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A.
Jules Olitski
Jules Olitski was a Russian-born American abstract painter known for his Color Field works featuring atmospheric sprays of color and innovative staining techniques.
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B.
Dan Flavin
Dan Flavin was an American minimalist artist best known for his pioneering installations of fluorescent light fixtures that transform architectural space with color and illumination.
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C.
Larry Poons
Larry Poons is an American abstract painter known for his vibrant, optically dynamic compositions that evolved from dot-based Op Art to energetic, gestural abstractions.
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D.
Richard Diebenkorn
Richard Diebenkorn was a prominent 20th-century American painter known for his lyrical abstractions and the celebrated "Ocean Park" series, which bridged Abstract Expressionism and Color Field painting.
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E.
Morris Louis
Morris Louis was an influential American abstract painter associated with the Color Field movement, known for his large, stained canvases that emphasized pure color and fluid, veil-like forms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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contemporary artist ⓘ human ⓘ installation artist ⓘ painter ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century art
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21st-century art ⓘ |
| artMedium |
coated glass
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glass ⓘ mirrored glass ⓘ mixed media ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
contemporary art
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installation art ⓘ perceptual art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| genre |
abstract sculpture
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geometric abstraction ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
light and shadow
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perception of space ⓘ reflection and transparency ⓘ viewer interaction with artwork ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Minimalist aesthetics
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perceptual psychology ⓘ phenomena of light and reflection ⓘ |
| knownFor |
explorations of light
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explorations of perception ⓘ explorations of reflection ⓘ pioneering use of glass in sculpture ⓘ |
| movement |
Light and Space movement
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Minimalism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative surface treatments on glass
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large-scale glass cube installations ⓘ site-specific installations using glass and light ⓘ |
| notableWork | glass cube sculptures ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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painter ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| style |
minimalist geometric forms
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reductive formal language ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
mirror-coating techniques
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vacuum deposition of thin films on glass ⓘ |
| workFocusesOn |
ambiguity of interior and exterior space in sculpture
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optical effects created by light on surfaces ⓘ relationship between artwork, viewer, and environment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Larry Bell Description of subject: Larry Bell is an American contemporary artist best known for his pioneering glass cube sculptures and explorations of light, reflection, and perception.
Referenced by (1)
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