Global Groove
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Global Groove is a pioneering 1973 video art work by Nam June Paik that explores global television culture through rapid montage, experimental editing, and a fusion of music, performance, and electronic imagery.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Global Groove canonical | 3 |
| Global Groove (video) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4642178 — 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: Global Groove Context triple: [Nam June Paik, notableWork, Global Groove]
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A.
World Soul
The World Soul is a central Neoplatonic concept describing a cosmic, animating principle that mediates between the intelligible realm and the material universe, giving life and order to all things.
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B.
Global
Global is a major UK-based media and entertainment company best known for owning and operating prominent radio brands and digital audio platforms.
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C.
Music World
Music World is a record label and entertainment company best known for managing and releasing music by prominent R&B and pop artists.
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D.
Geographic Music
Geographic Music is an imprint label associated with Domino Recording Company, known for releasing select independent and alternative music projects.
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E.
Blue and Green Music
Blue and Green Music is an abstract painting by Georgia O’Keeffe that visually interprets musical rhythms and harmonies through bold, flowing shapes and a limited blue-green color palette.
- 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: Global Groove Target entity description: Global Groove is a pioneering 1973 video art work by Nam June Paik that explores global television culture through rapid montage, experimental editing, and a fusion of music, performance, and electronic imagery.
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A.
World Soul
The World Soul is a central Neoplatonic concept describing a cosmic, animating principle that mediates between the intelligible realm and the material universe, giving life and order to all things.
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B.
Global
Global is a major UK-based media and entertainment company best known for owning and operating prominent radio brands and digital audio platforms.
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C.
Music World
Music World is a record label and entertainment company best known for managing and releasing music by prominent R&B and pop artists.
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D.
Geographic Music
Geographic Music is an imprint label associated with Domino Recording Company, known for releasing select independent and alternative music projects.
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E.
Blue and Green Music
Blue and Green Music is an abstract painting by Georgia O’Keeffe that visually interprets musical rhythms and harmonies through bold, flowing shapes and a limited blue-green color palette.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single-channel video
ⓘ
video artwork ⓘ |
| artisticIntent |
to anticipate a future of global satellite television
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to critique commercial television ⓘ to explore cultural hybridity ⓘ |
| coCreator | John Godfrey ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
WNET/Thirteen
ⓘ
linked to:
Thirteen WNET New York
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Nam June Paik ⓘ |
| depicts |
global pop culture
ⓘ
television commercials and jingles ⓘ traditional and contemporary music performances ⓘ |
| describedAs |
iconic early video collage
ⓘ
pioneering work of video art ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 28 minutes ⓘ |
| editingStyle |
experimental editing
ⓘ
rapid montage ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Museum of Modern Art, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
Smithsonian American Art Museum ⓘ Whitney Museum of American Art ⓘ |
| features |
dance performance
ⓘ
electronic image processing ⓘ music ⓘ television commercials ⓘ video synthesizer effects ⓘ |
| featuresPerformer |
Allen Ginsberg
ⓘ
Charlotte Moorman ⓘ John Cage ⓘ Merce Cunningham ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental film
ⓘ
video art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
contemporary video art
ⓘ
media art ⓘ |
| inception | 1973 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfProduction | New York City ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
electronic image
ⓘ
global television culture ⓘ mass media ⓘ |
| medium | color videotape ⓘ |
| movement |
Fluxus
ⓘ
video art movement ⓘ |
| notableQuote | This is a glimpse of a video landscape of tomorrow, when you will be able to switch to any TV station on the earth ⓘ |
| partOfCollection |
Museum of Modern Art, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
Smithsonian American Art Museum ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
WNET/Thirteen
ⓘ
linked to:
Thirteen WNET New York
|
| usesTechnology |
color television technology
ⓘ
video synthesizer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Global Groove Description of subject: Global Groove is a pioneering 1973 video art work by Nam June Paik that explores global television culture through rapid montage, experimental editing, and a fusion of music, performance, and electronic imagery.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Global Groove