Roman Signer
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Roman Signer is a Swiss artist renowned for his experimental, time-based “action sculptures” that often involve controlled explosions and transformations of everyday objects.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19631593 — 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: Roman Signer Context triple: [Kurt Schwitters Prize, notableLaureate, Roman Signer]
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A.
Dieter Roth
Dieter Roth was a Swiss-German artist and writer known for his innovative and often ephemeral works that used unconventional materials such as food, literature, and everyday objects to challenge traditional notions of art.
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B.
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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C.
Wolfgang Laib
Wolfgang Laib is a German contemporary artist renowned for his meditative, minimalist installations using natural materials such as pollen, milk, and beeswax.
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D.
Daniel Spoerri
Daniel Spoerri is a Swiss artist and writer best known for his "snare-pictures," assemblages that capture and preserve everyday objects and meal remnants as frozen moments in time.
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E.
Peter Fischli
Peter Fischli is a Swiss contemporary artist, best known for his long-term collaboration with David Weiss on playful, conceptual works that explore everyday objects, humor, and the absurd.
- 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: Roman Signer Target entity description: Roman Signer is a Swiss artist renowned for his experimental, time-based “action sculptures” that often involve controlled explosions and transformations of everyday objects.
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A.
Dieter Roth
Dieter Roth was a Swiss-German artist and writer known for his innovative and often ephemeral works that used unconventional materials such as food, literature, and everyday objects to challenge traditional notions of art.
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B.
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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C.
Wolfgang Laib
Wolfgang Laib is a German contemporary artist renowned for his meditative, minimalist installations using natural materials such as pollen, milk, and beeswax.
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D.
Daniel Spoerri
Daniel Spoerri is a Swiss artist and writer best known for his "snare-pictures," assemblages that capture and preserve everyday objects and meal remnants as frozen moments in time.
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E.
Peter Fischli
Peter Fischli is a Swiss contemporary artist, best known for his long-term collaboration with David Weiss on playful, conceptual works that explore everyday objects, humor, and the absurd.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.