Theaters
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Theaters is a renowned photographic series by Hiroshi Sugimoto in which he captures entire films as single long-exposure images inside movie theaters and drive-ins, leaving the screens glowing as blank white rectangles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theaters canonical | 1 |
| Theaters series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4745950 — 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: Theaters Context triple: [Hiroshi Sugimoto, notableWork, Theaters]
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A.
Teatro
"Teatro" is a 1998 studio album by Willie Nelson known for its atmospheric, stripped-down sound and production by Daniel Lanois.
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B.
Vision Theatre
Vision Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in Los Angeles’ Leimert Park neighborhood, known for showcasing African American arts and community cultural events.
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C.
Canon Theatre
Canon Theatre was a historic Toronto live-performance venue later renamed the Ed Mirvish Theatre.
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D.
Colon Theater
The Colón Theater is a historic performing arts venue in Bogotá’s La Candelaria district, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and role as one of Colombia’s most important cultural landmarks.
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E.
Matinee Theatre
Matinee Theatre was a 1950s American live anthology television series that presented a different dramatic play each weekday afternoon.
- 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: Theaters Target entity description: Theaters is a renowned photographic series by Hiroshi Sugimoto in which he captures entire films as single long-exposure images inside movie theaters and drive-ins, leaving the screens glowing as blank white rectangles.
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A.
Teatro
"Teatro" is a 1998 studio album by Willie Nelson known for its atmospheric, stripped-down sound and production by Daniel Lanois.
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B.
Vision Theatre
Vision Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in Los Angeles’ Leimert Park neighborhood, known for showcasing African American arts and community cultural events.
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C.
Canon Theatre
Canon Theatre was a historic Toronto live-performance venue later renamed the Ed Mirvish Theatre.
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D.
Colon Theater
The Colón Theater is a historic performing arts venue in Bogotá’s La Candelaria district, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and role as one of Colombia’s most important cultural landmarks.
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E.
Matinee Theatre
Matinee Theatre was a 1950s American live anthology television series that presented a different dramatic play each weekday afternoon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | photographic series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sugimoto Theaters
ⓘ
Theaters series ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Hiroshi Sugimoto ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Museum of Modern Art, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum ⓘ various international art museums and galleries ⓘ |
| genre |
black-and-white photography
ⓘ
conceptual photography ⓘ fine art photography ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | contemporary conceptual photographers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
images of classic movie palaces
ⓘ
images of drive-in movie theaters ⓘ images of modern cinemas ⓘ |
| inception |
1970s
ⓘ
1976 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
cinema
ⓘ
concepts of time in photography ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locationOfShooting |
Europe
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
various historic cinemas ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
drive-in theaters
ⓘ
movie theaters ⓘ |
| medium | gelatin silver print ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary art
ⓘ
minimalism in photography ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
captures architectural details of theaters
ⓘ
centralized glowing screen ⓘ cinema screen appears as a blank white rectangle ⓘ high contrast compositions ⓘ shot from the projection booth ⓘ uses single long exposure for entire film duration ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Hiroshi Sugimoto ⓘ |
| partOf | Hiroshi Sugimoto’s conceptual series on time and perception ⓘ |
| publicationIncludes |
Hiroshi Sugimoto: Theaters
ⓘ
linked to:
Hiroshi Sugimoto
|
| technique |
large-format photography
ⓘ
long-exposure photography ⓘ |
| theme |
accumulation of light
ⓘ
cinema as architecture ⓘ memory and perception ⓘ passage of time ⓘ relationship between film and still image ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Theaters Description of subject: Theaters is a renowned photographic series by Hiroshi Sugimoto in which he captures entire films as single long-exposure images inside movie theaters and drive-ins, leaving the screens glowing as blank white rectangles.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Theaters