Bruce Conner
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Bruce Conner was an influential American artist and experimental filmmaker known for his pioneering work in assemblage, found-footage cinema, and avant-garde multimedia art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bruce Conner canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6215135 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bruce Conner Context triple: [California School of Fine Arts, hasAlumni, Bruce Conner]
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A.
Larry Poons
Larry Poons is an American abstract painter known for his vibrant, optically dynamic compositions that evolved from dot-based Op Art to energetic, gestural abstractions.
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B.
Lee Friedlander
Lee Friedlander is an American photographer renowned for his innovative and complex compositions that explore the social landscape of everyday life in the United States.
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C.
Jeff Bleckner
Jeff Bleckner is an American television and film director known for his work on acclaimed TV movies and series, including the Emmy-winning "Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story."
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D.
Billy Al Bengston
Billy Al Bengston was an American artist associated with the Los Angeles art scene and the West Coast "Finish Fetish" movement, known for his vibrant, lacquered paintings and motorcycle-inspired imagery.
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E.
Matthew Barney
Matthew Barney is an American contemporary artist and filmmaker best known for his elaborate, multimedia works that blend sculpture, performance, and mythic narrative, including the acclaimed "Cremaster" cycle.
- 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: Bruce Conner Target entity description: Bruce Conner was an influential American artist and experimental filmmaker known for his pioneering work in assemblage, found-footage cinema, and avant-garde multimedia art.
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A.
Larry Poons
Larry Poons is an American abstract painter known for his vibrant, optically dynamic compositions that evolved from dot-based Op Art to energetic, gestural abstractions.
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B.
Lee Friedlander
Lee Friedlander is an American photographer renowned for his innovative and complex compositions that explore the social landscape of everyday life in the United States.
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C.
Jeff Bleckner
Jeff Bleckner is an American television and film director known for his work on acclaimed TV movies and series, including the Emmy-winning "Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story."
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D.
Billy Al Bengston
Billy Al Bengston was an American artist associated with the Los Angeles art scene and the West Coast "Finish Fetish" movement, known for his vibrant, lacquered paintings and motorcycle-inspired imagery.
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E.
Matthew Barney
Matthew Barney is an American contemporary artist and filmmaker best known for his elaborate, multimedia works that blend sculpture, performance, and mythic narrative, including the acclaimed "Cremaster" cycle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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collagist ⓘ experimental filmmaker ⓘ human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-11-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-07-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Nebraska Wesleyan University
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University of Colorado Boulder ⓘ Wichita State University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
assemblage
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collage ⓘ conceptual art ⓘ drawing ⓘ experimental film ⓘ installation art ⓘ performance art ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| influenced |
experimental filmmakers
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music video directors ⓘ video artists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Dada
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Surrealism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
assemblage sculpture
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avant-garde multimedia art ⓘ found-footage cinema ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Assemblage art
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Beat Generation ⓘ Experimental film ⓘ avant-garde ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Movie
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America Is Waiting ⓘ Breakaway ⓘ Cosmic Ray ⓘ Crossroads ⓘ Easter Morning ⓘ Looking for Mushrooms ⓘ MEASURE ⓘ Marilyn Times Five ⓘ Mongoloid ⓘ
linked to:
“Mongoloid”
Report ⓘ Take the 5:10 to Dreamland ⓘ Three Screen Ray ⓘ Valse Triste ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
McPherson, Kansas, United States
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linked to:
McPherson, Kansas
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| placeOfDeath | San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ |
| residence | San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Jean Sandstedt Conner ⓘ |
| workLocation | San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Bruce Conner Description of subject: Bruce Conner was an influential American artist and experimental filmmaker known for his pioneering work in assemblage, found-footage cinema, and avant-garde multimedia art.
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