Albert Oehlen
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Albert Oehlen is a German contemporary artist known for his experimental, abstract paintings that challenge traditional notions of composition, color, and digital manipulation in art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Albert Oehlen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4793013 — 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: Albert Oehlen Context triple: [Markus Lüpertz, notableStudent, Albert Oehlen]
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A.
Daniel Richter
Daniel Richter is a contemporary German painter renowned for his large-scale, politically charged, and vividly colored figurative works.
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B.
Neo Rauch
Neo Rauch is a German painter renowned for his large-scale, enigmatic figurative works that blend Socialist Realist aesthetics with surreal, dreamlike narratives.
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C.
Markus Lüpertz
Markus Lüpertz is a German painter, sculptor, and key figure of Neo-Expressionism known for his bold, often monumental works that blend abstraction with figurative motifs.
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D.
Georg Baselitz
Georg Baselitz is a German painter and sculptor known for his expressive, often inverted figurative works that challenged postwar artistic conventions.
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E.
Jörg Immendorff
Jörg Immendorff was a prominent German painter and sculptor known for his politically charged, neo-expressionist works and his involvement in the 1960s and 1970s art and protest movements.
- 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: Albert Oehlen Target entity description: Albert Oehlen is a German contemporary artist known for his experimental, abstract paintings that challenge traditional notions of composition, color, and digital manipulation in art.
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A.
Daniel Richter
Daniel Richter is a contemporary German painter renowned for his large-scale, politically charged, and vividly colored figurative works.
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B.
Neo Rauch
Neo Rauch is a German painter renowned for his large-scale, enigmatic figurative works that blend Socialist Realist aesthetics with surreal, dreamlike narratives.
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C.
Markus Lüpertz
Markus Lüpertz is a German painter, sculptor, and key figure of Neo-Expressionism known for his bold, often monumental works that blend abstraction with figurative motifs.
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D.
Georg Baselitz
Georg Baselitz is a German painter and sculptor known for his expressive, often inverted figurative works that challenged postwar artistic conventions.
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E.
Jörg Immendorff
Jörg Immendorff was a prominent German painter and sculptor known for his politically charged, neo-expressionist works and his involvement in the 1960s and 1970s art and protest movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artist
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human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| activeSince | late 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German art scene of the 1980s
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Martin Kippenberger ⓘ Werner Büttner ⓘ |
| citizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-09-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg ⓘ |
| familyName | Oehlen ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
abstract art
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contemporary art ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| genre |
abstract painting
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computer-assisted painting ⓘ |
| givenName | Albert ⓘ |
| hasExhibitedAt |
Kunsthalle Zürich
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Museum Ludwig, Cologne ⓘ
linked to:
Museum Ludwig
Museum of Modern Art, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
New Museum, New York ⓘ Whitechapel Gallery, London ⓘ
linked to:
Whitechapel Gallery
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| movement |
Neo-Expressionism
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contemporary art ⓘ |
| name | Albert Oehlen ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging traditional notions of composition and color
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experimental abstract painting ⓘ use of digital manipulation in painting ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Computer Paintings series
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Fabric Paintings series ⓘ Tree Paintings series ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Krefeld ⓘ |
| representedBy |
Gagosian Gallery
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Galerie Max Hetzler ⓘ |
| sibling | Markus Oehlen ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Sigmar Polke ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
combination of figuration and abstraction
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deliberate use of awkward composition ⓘ integration of digital and analog techniques ⓘ use of garish and dissonant color palettes ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
acrylic paint
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collage ⓘ inkjet print ⓘ oil paint ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Germany
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Spain ⓘ |
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