Cai Guo-Qiang: Peasant Da Vincis and Other Stories
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"Cai Guo-Qiang: Peasant Da Vincis and Other Stories" is an art book that explores the innovative, often fantastical creations of self-taught Chinese inventors and tinkerers as curated and interpreted by contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cai Guo-Qiang: Peasant Da Vincis | 1 |
| Cai Guo-Qiang: Peasant Da Vincis and Other Stories canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cai Guo-Qiang: Peasant Da Vincis and Other Stories Context triple: [Cai Guo-Qiang, hasPublication, Cai Guo-Qiang: Peasant Da Vincis and Other Stories]
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The Art Spirit
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The Photograph
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- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cai Guo-Qiang: Peasant Da Vincis and Other Stories Target entity description: "Cai Guo-Qiang: Peasant Da Vincis and Other Stories" is an art book that explores the innovative, often fantastical creations of self-taught Chinese inventors and tinkerers as curated and interpreted by contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang.
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A.
The Art Spirit
The Art Spirit is a seminal 1923 book by American painter and teacher Robert Henri that compiles his teachings on art, creativity, and the artist’s life.
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B.
The Photograph
The Photograph is a 2020 romantic drama film written and directed by Stella Meghie, starring Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield, that intertwines a contemporary love story with a daughter's exploration of her late mother's past.
-
C.
The Visible and the Invisible
The Visible and the Invisible is an unfinished, posthumously published philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that deepens his phenomenology by exploring perception, embodiment, and the intertwining of subject and world.
-
D.
Pentimento: A Book of Portraits
Pentimento: A Book of Portraits is Lillian Hellman’s acclaimed memoir composed of reflective, character-driven sketches that blend personal history with controversial recollections of people and events in her life.
-
E.
The Collectors at the Venice Biennale
The Collectors at the Venice Biennale is a conceptual, narrative-driven exhibition by artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset that transformed national pavilions into fictional domestic settings to explore themes of identity, desire, and the art market.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about | Chinese peasant inventors likened to Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cai Guo-Qiang’s Peasant Da Vincis project
NERFINISHED
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contemporary Chinese experimental culture ⓘ |
| author | Cai Guo-Qiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| creator | Cai Guo-Qiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| curatorialApproach | Cai Guo-Qiang’s interpretation of peasant inventors as "Da Vincis" ⓘ |
| depicts |
homemade vehicles
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improvised flying machines ⓘ rural workshops ⓘ self-taught engineering experiments ⓘ |
| documents |
Cai Guo-Qiang’s engagement with rural innovators
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stories of individual peasant inventors ⓘ visual records of homemade inventions ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
ingenuity under economic constraint
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intersection of folk technology and high art ⓘ mythologizing of rural inventors as geniuses ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
DIY technologies in rural China
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fantastical homemade machines ⓘ innovative creations by rural Chinese inventors ⓘ |
| genre |
art monograph
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exhibition-related publication ⓘ |
| hasContent |
curatorial essays
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narrative stories about inventors ⓘ photographic documentation ⓘ |
| hasCuratorialPerspectiveBy | Cai Guo-Qiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | illustrated book ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOn |
creativity outside formal institutions
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grassroots technological imagination ⓘ relationship between art and invention ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in Chinese culture
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readers interested in contemporary art ⓘ readers interested in outsider invention ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Chinese tinkerers
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contemporary Chinese art ⓘ folk innovation in China ⓘ self-taught Chinese inventors ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Peasant Da Vincis (art project) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCharacterString | Cai Guo-Qiang: Peasant Da Vincis and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Cai Guo-Qiang: Peasant Da Vincis