Shuttlecocks
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Shuttlecocks is a famous outdoor sculpture installation by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, featuring giant badminton birdies displayed on the lawn of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shuttlecocks canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shuttlecocks Context triple: [Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, notableWorkOnSite, Shuttlecocks]
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A.
Badminton School
Badminton School is an independent girls' day and boarding school in Bristol, England, known for its strong academic reputation and notable alumnae.
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B.
The Ball
The Ball is the popular nickname for Reunion Tower, a distinctive geodesic observation tower and Dallas landmark known for its glowing spherical top.
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C.
Horseshoe
Horseshoe is a well-known casino and racetrack brand in the United States, recognized for its gambling, entertainment, and hospitality offerings.
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D.
Q-balls
Q-balls are hypothetical, stable, non-topological solitons predicted in certain quantum field theories, often considered as exotic candidates for dark matter or new physics beyond the Standard Model.
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E.
Bagshot
Bagshot is a village in the county of Surrey, England, known historically as a coaching stop and for its proximity to Bagshot Park, a royal residence.
- 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: Shuttlecocks Target entity description: Shuttlecocks is a famous outdoor sculpture installation by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, featuring giant badminton birdies displayed on the lawn of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.
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A.
Badminton School
Badminton School is an independent girls' day and boarding school in Bristol, England, known for its strong academic reputation and notable alumnae.
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B.
The Ball
The Ball is the popular nickname for Reunion Tower, a distinctive geodesic observation tower and Dallas landmark known for its glowing spherical top.
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C.
Horseshoe
Horseshoe is a well-known casino and racetrack brand in the United States, recognized for its gambling, entertainment, and hospitality offerings.
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D.
Q-balls
Q-balls are hypothetical, stable, non-topological solitons predicted in certain quantum field theories, often considered as exotic candidates for dark matter or new physics beyond the Standard Model.
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E.
Bagshot
Bagshot is a village in the county of Surrey, England, known historically as a coaching stop and for its proximity to Bagshot Park, a royal residence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
outdoor sculpture installation
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public artwork ⓘ sculpture series ⓘ |
| artisticApproach | whimsical reinterpretation of sports equipment ⓘ |
| artisticCollaboration |
Claes Oldenburg
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surface form:
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen
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| artisticTheme | playful enlargement of everyday objects ⓘ |
| artMedium | painted metal and plastic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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surface form:
Nelson-Atkins Museum sculpture park
|
| category |
Outdoor sculptures in Missouri
ⓘ
Public art in Kansas City, Missouri ⓘ Claes Oldenburg ⓘ
surface form:
Sculptures by Claes Oldenburg
Sculptures by Coosje van Bruggen ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ⓘ |
| context | displayed on museum lawn as if in mid-game ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Claes Oldenburg
ⓘ
Coosje van Bruggen ⓘ |
| depicts | badminton shuttlecock ⓘ |
| displayedAt | grounds of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary art
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public art ⓘ |
| hasColor |
orange
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white ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 39.044°N 94.580°W ⓘ |
| hasPart |
east lawn shuttlecock
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north lawn shuttlecock ⓘ south lawn shuttlecock ⓘ west lawn shuttlecock ⓘ |
| height | approximately 18 feet ⓘ |
| imageSubject | museum grounds as badminton court metaphor ⓘ |
| inception | 1994 ⓘ |
| installationType | site-specific installation ⓘ |
| installedOn | lawn of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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surface form:
Kansas City, Missouri
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ⓘ |
| material |
aluminum
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fiberglass-reinforced plastic ⓘ |
| movement | Pop art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
giant scale of badminton birdies
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integration with museum lawn landscape ⓘ |
| numberOfSculptures | 4 ⓘ |
| owner | Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ⓘ |
| scale | monumental ⓘ |
| subjectOf | photography by museum visitors ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
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