Erwin Wurm
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Erwin Wurm is an Austrian contemporary artist best known for his humorous and conceptual sculptures, including his influential "One Minute Sculptures" series.
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| Erwin Wurm canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erwin Wurm Context triple: [Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, hasNotableAlumnus, Erwin Wurm]
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A.
Thomas Hirschhorn
Thomas Hirschhorn is a Swiss contemporary artist known for his politically charged, large-scale installations made from everyday materials that critique consumerism, power, and social inequality.
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B.
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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Carsten Höller
Carsten Höller is a contemporary German artist known for his large-scale, interactive installations that explore perception, play, and human behavior.
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D.
Katharina Fritsch
Katharina Fritsch is a German contemporary artist renowned for her large-scale, vividly colored sculptures that transform everyday objects and animals into uncanny, iconic forms.
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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: Erwin Wurm Target entity description: Erwin Wurm is an Austrian contemporary artist best known for his humorous and conceptual sculptures, including his influential "One Minute Sculptures" series.
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A.
Thomas Hirschhorn
Thomas Hirschhorn is a Swiss contemporary artist known for his politically charged, large-scale installations made from everyday materials that critique consumerism, power, and social inequality.
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B.
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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C.
Carsten Höller
Carsten Höller is a contemporary German artist known for his large-scale, interactive installations that explore perception, play, and human behavior.
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D.
Katharina Fritsch
Katharina Fritsch is a German contemporary artist renowned for her large-scale, vividly colored sculptures that transform everyday objects and animals into uncanny, iconic forms.
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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
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artist
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contemporary artist ⓘ human ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| artisticPractice |
creates time-based sculptural situations
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involves audience participation ⓘ uses everyday objects in sculpture ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Austria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-07-27 ⓘ |
| education |
Mozarteum University Salzburg
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University of Applied Arts Vienna ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| genre |
humorous sculpture
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participatory art ⓘ |
| hasExhibitedAt | Venice Biennale ⓘ |
| hasTaughtAt |
University of Applied Arts Vienna
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Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg ⓘ
surface form:
University of Fine Arts Hamburg
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| language | German ⓘ |
| livingStatus | living person ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| name | Erwin Wurm self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Austrian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De Profundis
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Fat Car ⓘ Fat House ⓘ Keep a Cool Head ⓘ Narrow House ⓘ One Minute Sculptures ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Austria
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Bruck an der Mur ⓘ Styria ⓘ |
| representedCountryAtEvent |
Austrian Pavilion
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surface form:
Austria at the Venice Biennale
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| series | One Minute Sculptures ⓘ |
| seriesCharacteristic |
instructions are given for each pose
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participants pose with objects for a short time ⓘ |
| style |
conceptual
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humorous ⓘ ironic ⓘ |
| theme |
absurdity
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body and volume ⓘ consumer culture ⓘ everyday life ⓘ |
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