Kurt Schwitters Prize
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The Kurt Schwitters Prize is a prestigious German art award honoring contemporary artists whose work reflects innovative, avant-garde approaches in the spirit of Dadaist artist Kurt Schwitters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kurt Schwitters Prize canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kurt Schwitters Prize Context triple: [Theaster Gates, awardReceived, Kurt Schwitters Prize]
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A.
Oskar Kokoschka Prize
The Oskar Kokoschka Prize is a prestigious Austrian art award given to outstanding contemporary visual artists in honor of expressionist painter Oskar Kokoschka.
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B.
Kleist Prize
The Kleist Prize is a prestigious German literary award honoring outstanding achievements in contemporary German-language literature.
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C.
Hebbel Prize
The Hebbel Prize is a German literary award named after playwright Friedrich Hebbel, honoring outstanding contributions to contemporary literature.
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D.
Reimar Lüst Award
The Reimar Lüst Award is a prestigious German research prize recognizing outstanding international scholars for exceptional contributions and collaboration in science and the humanities.
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E.
Georg Büchner Prize
The Georg Büchner Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the German-speaking world, honoring outstanding contributions to German-language literature.
- 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: Kurt Schwitters Prize Target entity description: The Kurt Schwitters Prize is a prestigious German art award honoring contemporary artists whose work reflects innovative, avant-garde approaches in the spirit of Dadaist artist Kurt Schwitters.
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A.
Oskar Kokoschka Prize
The Oskar Kokoschka Prize is a prestigious Austrian art award given to outstanding contemporary visual artists in honor of expressionist painter Oskar Kokoschka.
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B.
Kleist Prize
The Kleist Prize is a prestigious German literary award honoring outstanding achievements in contemporary German-language literature.
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C.
Hebbel Prize
The Hebbel Prize is a German literary award named after playwright Friedrich Hebbel, honoring outstanding contributions to contemporary literature.
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D.
Reimar Lüst Award
The Reimar Lüst Award is a prestigious German research prize recognizing outstanding international scholars for exceptional contributions and collaboration in science and the humanities.
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E.
Georg Büchner Prize
The Georg Büchner Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the German-speaking world, honoring outstanding contributions to German-language literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German art prize
ⓘ
art award ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Kurt Schwitters ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Dada ⓘ |
| awardFor | contemporary art ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | art museum ⓘ |
| category |
German art awards
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contemporary art awards ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| field | visual arts ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1996 ⓘ |
| follows | avant-garde tradition of Kurt Schwitters ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
cash prize
ⓘ
exhibition at Sprengel Museum Hannover ⓘ publication or catalogue ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | German ⓘ |
| honours |
international contemporary artists
ⓘ
living artists ⓘ |
| inception | 1996 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | artistic legacy of Kurt Schwitters ⓘ |
| location |
Germany
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Hanover ⓘ Lower Saxony ⓘ |
| monetaryValue | 25000 euro ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kurt Schwitters ⓘ |
| namedInHonorOf | Kurt Schwitters ⓘ |
| notableLaureate |
Bridget Riley
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Ilya Kabakov ⓘ James Turrell ⓘ Jenny Holzer ⓘ John Baldessari ⓘ Marlene Dumas ⓘ Nairy Baghramian ⓘ Roman Signer ⓘ Thomas Hirschhorn ⓘ |
| organizer |
Sprengel Museum Hannover
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linked to:
Sprengel Museum Hanover
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| presentedBy |
Sprengel Museum Hannover
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linked to:
Sprengel Museum Hanover
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| selectionCriteria |
avant-garde orientation
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innovative artistic approaches ⓘ international significance in contemporary art ⓘ |
| sponsor | NORD/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank ⓘ |
| sponsorType | commercial bank ⓘ |
| website | https://www.sprengel-museum.de ⓘ |
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