Magdalena Abakanowicz
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Magdalena Abakanowicz was a Polish sculptor and fiber artist renowned for her monumental, often headless human figures and pioneering work in textile-based sculpture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magdalena Abakanowicz canonical | 3 |
| Abakanowicz | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Magdalena Abakanowicz Context triple: [The Hepworth Wakefield, hasExhibitedArtist, Magdalena Abakanowicz]
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A.
Niki de Saint Phalle
Niki de Saint Phalle was a French-American artist known for her vibrant, monumental sculptures and feminist, avant-garde works that challenged social norms and helped define the Nouveau Réalisme movement.
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B.
Marisa Merz
Marisa Merz was an Italian artist and the only female member of the Arte Povera movement, known for her poetic, intimate works that often incorporated everyday materials and explored themes of domesticity and spirituality.
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C.
Maria Lassnig
Maria Lassnig was an influential Austrian painter known for her pioneering "body awareness" self-portraits that explored the subjective perception of the human form.
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D.
Ursula von Rydingsvard
Ursula von Rydingsvard is a Polish-American sculptor renowned for her monumental, hand-carved cedar wood sculptures that explore memory, identity, and the natural world.
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E.
Isa Genzken
Isa Genzken is a German contemporary artist renowned for her innovative sculptures, installations, and assemblages that often engage with architecture, urban space, and modern consumer culture.
- 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: Magdalena Abakanowicz Target entity description: Magdalena Abakanowicz was a Polish sculptor and fiber artist renowned for her monumental, often headless human figures and pioneering work in textile-based sculpture.
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A.
Niki de Saint Phalle
Niki de Saint Phalle was a French-American artist known for her vibrant, monumental sculptures and feminist, avant-garde works that challenged social norms and helped define the Nouveau Réalisme movement.
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B.
Marisa Merz
Marisa Merz was an Italian artist and the only female member of the Arte Povera movement, known for her poetic, intimate works that often incorporated everyday materials and explored themes of domesticity and spirituality.
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C.
Maria Lassnig
Maria Lassnig was an influential Austrian painter known for her pioneering "body awareness" self-portraits that explored the subjective perception of the human form.
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D.
Ursula von Rydingsvard
Ursula von Rydingsvard is a Polish-American sculptor renowned for her monumental, hand-carved cedar wood sculptures that explore memory, identity, and the natural world.
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E.
Isa Genzken
Isa Genzken is a German contemporary artist renowned for her innovative sculptures, installations, and assemblages that often engage with architecture, urban space, and modern consumer culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish artist
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fiber artist ⓘ human ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| artMedium |
bronze
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burlap ⓘ resin ⓘ textile fibers ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commander’s Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
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linked to:
Commander's Cross with Star
Herder Prize ⓘ Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Powązki Cemetery, Warsaw ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Poland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-06-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-04-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
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linked to:
Warsaw School of Fine Arts
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| employer |
Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań
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linked to:
University of the Arts Poznań
|
| familyName |
Abakanowicz
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linked to:
Magdalena Abakanowicz
|
| fieldOfWork |
installation art
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sculpture ⓘ textile art ⓘ |
| genre | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| givenName | Magdalena ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation |
Poznań
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Warsaw ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Polish wartime experience
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collective trauma ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Polish ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary art
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fiber art ⓘ |
| name | Magdalena Abakanowicz ⓘ |
| notableFor |
monumental headless human figures
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textile-based sculpture ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Abakans
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Agora ⓘ Backs ⓘ Bronze Crowd ⓘ Crowd series ⓘ Embryology ⓘ Walking Figures ⓘ |
| occupation |
fiber artist
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sculptor ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Falenty, Poland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Warsaw, Poland
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linked to:
Warsaw
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| positionHeld | professor at Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań ⓘ |
| theme |
body and fragmentation
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crowds and anonymity ⓘ human condition ⓘ |
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linked to: Magdalena Abakanowicz