The Ninth Wave
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The Ninth Wave is a large-scale contemporary art installation by Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang that features a weathered fishing boat loaded with taxidermied animals to evoke themes of environmental crisis and human impact on nature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ninth Wave canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4705832 — 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: The Ninth Wave Context triple: [Cai Guo-Qiang, notableWork, The Ninth Wave]
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A.
The Ninth Wave
The Ninth Wave is a famous 1850 Romantic seascape painting by Russian-Armenian artist Ivan Aivazovsky, depicting shipwreck survivors clinging to debris amid a towering, sunrise-lit wave.
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B.
The Coming Wave
The Coming Wave is a nonfiction book by AI pioneer Mustafa Suleyman that explores the transformative power and potential risks of rapidly advancing technologies like artificial intelligence and synthetic biology.
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C.
She Who Runs on the Waves
She Who Runs on the Waves is a romantic adventure novel by Russian writer Alexander Grin, known for its dreamlike atmosphere, seafaring setting, and exploration of idealism and destiny.
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D.
Among the Waves
Among the Waves is a dramatic seascape painting by Russian Romantic artist Ivan Aivazovsky, celebrated for its vivid depiction of the power and movement of the ocean.
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E.
The Toll of the Sea
The Toll of the Sea is a 1922 silent drama film, one of the earliest Hollywood movies shot in Technicolor, featuring Anna May Wong in her first leading role.
- 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: The Ninth Wave Target entity description: The Ninth Wave is a large-scale contemporary art installation by Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang that features a weathered fishing boat loaded with taxidermied animals to evoke themes of environmental crisis and human impact on nature.
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A.
The Ninth Wave
The Ninth Wave is a famous 1850 Romantic seascape painting by Russian-Armenian artist Ivan Aivazovsky, depicting shipwreck survivors clinging to debris amid a towering, sunrise-lit wave.
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B.
The Coming Wave
The Coming Wave is a nonfiction book by AI pioneer Mustafa Suleyman that explores the transformative power and potential risks of rapidly advancing technologies like artificial intelligence and synthetic biology.
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C.
She Who Runs on the Waves
She Who Runs on the Waves is a romantic adventure novel by Russian writer Alexander Grin, known for its dreamlike atmosphere, seafaring setting, and exploration of idealism and destiny.
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D.
Among the Waves
Among the Waves is a dramatic seascape painting by Russian Romantic artist Ivan Aivazovsky, celebrated for its vivid depiction of the power and movement of the ocean.
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E.
The Toll of the Sea
The Toll of the Sea is a 1922 silent drama film, one of the earliest Hollywood movies shot in Technicolor, featuring Anna May Wong in her first leading role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art installation
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contemporary artwork ⓘ |
| artisticMedium | mixed media installation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| creator | Cai Guo-Qiang ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Chinese ⓘ |
| depicts |
animals on a boat
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environmental disaster ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary art
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installation art ⓘ |
| hasEffect | raises awareness of environmental problems ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | none (visual artwork) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
fishing boat
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taxidermied animal figures ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fragility of ecosystems
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industrialization and its consequences ⓘ relationship between humans and nature ⓘ survival of species ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
environmental issues in China
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global climate change ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ecological degradation
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endangered animals ⓘ environmental crisis ⓘ human impact on nature ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary Chinese art
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socially engaged art ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
taxidermied animals
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weathered fishing boat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ninth Wave Description of subject: The Ninth Wave is a large-scale contemporary art installation by Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang that features a weathered fishing boat loaded with taxidermied animals to evoke themes of environmental crisis and human impact on nature.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.