The Refusal of Time
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The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Refusal of Time canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Refusal of Time Context triple: [William Kentridge, notableWork, The Refusal of Time]
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A.
El Rio del Tiempo
El Rio del Tiempo was a boat ride attraction in Epcot’s Mexico Pavilion at Walt Disney World that took guests on a scenic journey through Mexican history and culture.
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B.
Laws of Time
The Laws of Time are the strict temporal regulations in the Doctor Who universe that govern how Time Lords may interact with and alter history.
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C.
The Bird of Time
The Bird of Time is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and themes of love, mortality, and Indian life.
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D.
Of Time and the River
Of Time and the River is a 1935 autobiographical novel by Thomas Wolfe that continues the story begun in Look Homeward, Angel, following protagonist Eugene Gant’s coming-of-age and artistic development.
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E.
The Endless
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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: The Refusal of Time Target entity description: The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
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A.
El Rio del Tiempo
El Rio del Tiempo was a boat ride attraction in Epcot’s Mexico Pavilion at Walt Disney World that took guests on a scenic journey through Mexican history and culture.
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B.
Laws of Time
The Laws of Time are the strict temporal regulations in the Doctor Who universe that govern how Time Lords may interact with and alter history.
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C.
The Bird of Time
The Bird of Time is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and themes of love, mortality, and Indian life.
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D.
Of Time and the River
Of Time and the River is a 1935 autobiographical novel by Thomas Wolfe that continues the story begun in Look Homeward, Angel, following protagonist Eugene Gant’s coming-of-age and artistic development.
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E.
The Endless
The Endless are a family of powerful, anthropomorphic personifications of universal concepts in Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman" comic series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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multimedia installation ⓘ |
| collaborator |
Catherine Meyburgh
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Peter Galison ⓘ Philip Miller ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Documenta
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linked to:
Documenta (Kassel)
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| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| creator | William Kentridge ⓘ |
| exhibitionVenue |
Art Gallery of New South Wales
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Documenta 13 ⓘ
linked to:
Documenta (Kassel)
Maxxi – National Museum of 21st Century Arts ⓘ
linked to:
MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts
Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ Museum of Modern Art ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
history
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measurement of time ⓘ memory ⓘ relativity of time ⓘ standardization of time ⓘ |
| genre |
installation art
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sound art ⓘ video art ⓘ |
| hasComponent | The Elephant (breathing machine) ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
five-channel video installation
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immersive environment ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPart |
mechanical sculpture
ⓘ
narration ⓘ sound installation ⓘ video projections ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
politics of timekeeping
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scientific concept of time ⓘ |
| inception | 2012 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | writings of Peter Galison ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
colonialism and time
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history of science ⓘ perception of time ⓘ time ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | William Kentridge ⓘ |
| presentedAs | room-sized installation ⓘ |
| soundDesignBy | Philip Miller ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
film
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performance ⓘ sculpture ⓘ sound ⓘ |
| videoEditingBy | Catherine Meyburgh ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Refusal of Time Description of subject: The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
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