Douglas Gordon
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Douglas Gordon is a Scottish contemporary artist renowned for his conceptual video and film installations that explore themes of memory, time, and psychological tension.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Douglas Gordon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Douglas Gordon Context triple: [Glasgow School of Art, hasNotableAlumni, Douglas Gordon]
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A.
Bill Viola
Bill Viola is an American contemporary video artist renowned for his immersive, slow-motion installations that explore themes of perception, spirituality, and the human condition.
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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.
Matthew Barney
Matthew Barney is an American contemporary artist and filmmaker best known for his elaborate, multimedia works that blend sculpture, performance, and mythic narrative, including the acclaimed "Cremaster" cycle.
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D.
Pierre Huyghe
Pierre Huyghe is a French contemporary artist known for his conceptual, multimedia installations that often explore time, memory, and the relationship between reality and fiction.
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E.
Jeremy Deller
Jeremy Deller is a British conceptual and video artist known for socially engaged works that explore history, politics, and popular culture.
- 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: Douglas Gordon Target entity description: Douglas Gordon is a Scottish contemporary artist renowned for his conceptual video and film installations that explore themes of memory, time, and psychological tension.
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A.
Bill Viola
Bill Viola is an American contemporary video artist renowned for his immersive, slow-motion installations that explore themes of perception, spirituality, and the human condition.
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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.
Matthew Barney
Matthew Barney is an American contemporary artist and filmmaker best known for his elaborate, multimedia works that blend sculpture, performance, and mythic narrative, including the acclaimed "Cremaster" cycle.
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D.
Pierre Huyghe
Pierre Huyghe is a French contemporary artist known for his conceptual, multimedia installations that often explore time, memory, and the relationship between reality and fiction.
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E.
Jeremy Deller
Jeremy Deller is a British conceptual and video artist known for socially engaged works that explore history, politics, and popular culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artist
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contemporary artist ⓘ human ⓘ installation artist ⓘ video artist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hugo Boss Prize
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Kaiserring Goslar ⓘ Europa 2000 Prize at the Venice Biennale ⓘ
surface form:
Premio 2000 (Venice Biennale)
Turner Prize ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Berlin
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Glasgow ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1966-09-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Glasgow School of Art
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Slade School of Fine Art ⓘ |
| familyName | Gordon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ film installation ⓘ installation art ⓘ video art ⓘ |
| givenName | Douglas ⓘ |
| hasWorkExhibitedAt |
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 ⓘ |
| movement |
Contemporary art
ⓘ
surface form:
contemporary art
|
| name | Douglas Gordon self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conceptual artworks exploring memory and time
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film installations ⓘ video installations ⓘ works dealing with psychological tension ⓘ |
| notableWork |
24 Hour Psycho
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Feature Film ⓘ Play Dead ⓘ
surface form:
Play Dead; Real Time
Through the Looking Glass ⓘ
surface form:
Through a Looking Glass
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
ⓘ
film director ⓘ video artist ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Glasgow ⓘ |
| theme |
appropriation of cinema
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doubling and mirroring ⓘ memory ⓘ psychological tension ⓘ time ⓘ |
| yearAwardedHugoBossPrize | 1998 ⓘ |
| yearAwardedTurnerPrize | 1996 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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