Berlin Secession
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The Berlin Secession was an early 20th-century German art movement and association of artists who broke away from conservative academic institutions to promote modernist and avant-garde art in Berlin.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Berlin Secession canonical | 5 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Berlin Secession Context triple: [Secession, hasPart, Berlin Secession]
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State of Berlin
The State of Berlin is both a city and one of Germany’s 16 federal states, serving as the country’s capital and largest urban center.
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East Berlin
East Berlin was the Soviet-controlled eastern sector of Berlin that served as the capital of East Germany during the Cold War.
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Bauhaus Berlin
Bauhaus Berlin is a key branch and exhibition space of the Bauhaus movement in Germany, showcasing its influential modernist design, architecture, and educational legacy.
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West Berlin
West Berlin was the Western-aligned, enclave-like portion of Berlin surrounded by East Germany during the Cold War, symbolizing resistance to Soviet pressure and the division of Germany.
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Berlin ABC
Berlin ABC is a public transport fare zone in Berlin that covers the entire city and its surrounding areas within the integrated tariff system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Berlin Secession Target entity description: The Berlin Secession was an early 20th-century German art movement and association of artists who broke away from conservative academic institutions to promote modernist and avant-garde art in Berlin.
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A.
State of Berlin
The State of Berlin is both a city and one of Germany’s 16 federal states, serving as the country’s capital and largest urban center.
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B.
East Berlin
East Berlin was the Soviet-controlled eastern sector of Berlin that served as the capital of East Germany during the Cold War.
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C.
Bauhaus Berlin
Bauhaus Berlin is a key branch and exhibition space of the Bauhaus movement in Germany, showcasing its influential modernist design, architecture, and educational legacy.
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D.
West Berlin
West Berlin was the Western-aligned, enclave-like portion of Berlin surrounded by East Germany during the Cold War, symbolizing resistance to Soviet pressure and the division of Germany.
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E.
Berlin ABC
Berlin ABC is a public transport fare zone in Berlin that covers the entire city and its surrounding areas within the integrated tariff system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art movement
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artists' association ⓘ secession movement ⓘ |
| aim |
break with academic art institutions
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promotion of modernist art in Berlin ⓘ |
| chairperson |
Lovis Corinth
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Max Liebermann ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| dissolved | circa 1913 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Franz Skarbina
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Lovis Corinth ⓘ Max Liebermann ⓘ Paul Cassirer ⓘ Theodor Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Leistikow ⓘ |
| genre | modern art exhibition culture ⓘ |
| hasCause | opposition to conservative academic art policies ⓘ |
| hasPart | Berlin Secession exhibitions ⓘ |
| inception | 1898 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Munich Secession
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Vienna Secession ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Germany ⓘ |
| location | Berlin ⓘ |
| mainActivity | organization of independent art exhibitions ⓘ |
| member |
Edvard Munch
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Emil Nolde ⓘ Ernst Barlach ⓘ Ferdinand Hodler ⓘ Franz Skarbina ⓘ Hans Baluschek ⓘ Heinrich Zille ⓘ Karl Schmidt-Rottluff ⓘ Käthe Kollwitz ⓘ Lesser Ury ⓘ Lovis Corinth ⓘ Max Beckmann ⓘ Max Liebermann ⓘ Max Slevogt ⓘ Walter Leistikow ⓘ Wilhelm Trübner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Expressionism
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Impressionism ⓘ Post-Impressionism ⓘ Symbolism ⓘ avant-garde art ⓘ modern art ⓘ |
| notableWork | first Berlin Secession exhibition of 1899 ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Academy of Arts in Berlin
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surface form:
Association of Berlin Artists
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| significantEvent |
internal conflicts over Expressionist artists
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split leading to the New Secession in 1910 ⓘ |
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