Broken Obelisk (Museum of Modern Art, New York, former)
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Broken Obelisk (Museum of Modern Art, New York, former) is a past installation of Barnett Newman's iconic inverted obelisk sculpture that was once displayed at New York's Museum of Modern Art.
All labels observed (1)
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| Broken Obelisk (Museum of Modern Art, New York, former) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5410213 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Broken Obelisk (Museum of Modern Art, New York, former) Context triple: [Broken Obelisk, hasEdition, Broken Obelisk (Museum of Modern Art, New York, former)]
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New Museum, New York
The New Museum in New York is a contemporary art museum on the Bowery renowned for showcasing innovative and experimental work by emerging and established artists.
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Whitney Museum of American Art building (Meatpacking District)
The Whitney Museum of American Art building in the Meatpacking District is a contemporary museum facility in Manhattan known for its industrial-inspired design, expansive galleries, and outdoor terraces overlooking the High Line and Hudson River.
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Brooklyn Museum
The Brooklyn Museum is a major art museum in New York City known for its extensive and diverse collections, including significant holdings of American, Egyptian, African, and contemporary art.
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is a renowned modern and contemporary art museum in New York City, famous for its distinctive spiral building designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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E.
Socrates Sculpture Park
Socrates Sculpture Park is an outdoor museum and public park in Queens, New York, known for its large-scale contemporary art installations and waterfront views of the Manhattan skyline.
- 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: Broken Obelisk (Museum of Modern Art, New York, former) Target entity description: Broken Obelisk (Museum of Modern Art, New York, former) is a past installation of Barnett Newman's iconic inverted obelisk sculpture that was once displayed at New York's Museum of Modern Art.
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A.
New Museum, New York
The New Museum in New York is a contemporary art museum on the Bowery renowned for showcasing innovative and experimental work by emerging and established artists.
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B.
Whitney Museum of American Art building (Meatpacking District)
The Whitney Museum of American Art building in the Meatpacking District is a contemporary museum facility in Manhattan known for its industrial-inspired design, expansive galleries, and outdoor terraces overlooking the High Line and Hudson River.
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C.
Brooklyn Museum
The Brooklyn Museum is a major art museum in New York City known for its extensive and diverse collections, including significant holdings of American, Egyptian, African, and contemporary art.
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is a renowned modern and contemporary art museum in New York City, famous for its distinctive spiral building designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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E.
Socrates Sculpture Park
Socrates Sculpture Park is an outdoor museum and public park in Queens, New York, known for its large-scale contemporary art installations and waterfront views of the Manhattan skyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
artwork display
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sculpture installation ⓘ |
| artistNationality | American ⓘ |
| artMovement |
Abstract Expressionism
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linked to:
Abstract expressionism
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| basedOn | Broken Obelisk (sculpture) ⓘ |
| color | rusted steel appearance ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Barnett Newman ⓘ |
| depicts | inverted obelisk ⓘ |
| displayContext | modern art museum ⓘ |
| displayedAt | Museum of Modern Art sculpture garden ⓘ |
| exhibitionStatus | former installation ⓘ |
| exhibitionType | outdoor sculpture installation ⓘ |
| genre | abstract sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
inverted obelisk form
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pyramidal base ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Broken Obelisk ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location |
Museum of Modern Art
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New York City ⓘ |
| medium | steel ⓘ |
| museum |
Museum of Modern Art, New York
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linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
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| notableFor | display of Barnett Newman’s iconic inverted obelisk ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Broken Obelisk (Rothko Chapel, Houston)
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linked to:
Broken Obelisk (Seattle Art Museum)
Broken Obelisk (University of Washington, Seattle) ⓘ
linked to:
Broken Obelisk (sculpture)
Broken Obelisk (Washington, D.C.) ⓘ |
| status | no longer on view at MoMA ⓘ |
| subjectOf | museum exhibition documentation ⓘ |
| timeQualifier | 20th century ⓘ |
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