Missão/Missões (How to Build Cathedrals)
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Missão/Missões (How to Build Cathedrals) is a large-scale installation artwork by Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles that critically explores the historical entanglement of religion, colonialism, and economic power through symbolic materials and spatial arrangements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Missão/Missões (How to Build Cathedrals) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Missão/Missões (How to Build Cathedrals) Context triple: [Cildo Meireles, notableWork, Missão/Missões (How to Build Cathedrals)]
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A.
La catedral
La catedral is a novel by Spanish writer Vicente Blasco Ibáñez that offers a critical, realist portrayal of Spanish society and the Catholic Church in the early 20th century.
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The True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture
The True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture is a seminal 19th-century architectural treatise that codifies the moral and aesthetic foundations of Gothic Revival design from a Christian perspective.
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C.
La Iglesia
La Iglesia is a smaller, intricately decorated Maya temple structure within the Chichén Itzá archaeological site on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.
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D.
La cathédrale
"La Cathédrale" is a 1898 novel by French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans that explores Catholic mysticism and spiritual transformation through the protagonist’s immersion in the architecture and symbolism of Chartres Cathedral.
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E.
Cathedra
Cathedra is a large abstract painting by American artist Barnett Newman, renowned for its deep blue field interrupted by his signature vertical “zip” lines.
- 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: Missão/Missões (How to Build Cathedrals) Target entity description: Missão/Missões (How to Build Cathedrals) is a large-scale installation artwork by Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles that critically explores the historical entanglement of religion, colonialism, and economic power through symbolic materials and spatial arrangements.
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A.
La catedral
La catedral is a novel by Spanish writer Vicente Blasco Ibáñez that offers a critical, realist portrayal of Spanish society and the Catholic Church in the early 20th century.
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B.
The True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture
The True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture is a seminal 19th-century architectural treatise that codifies the moral and aesthetic foundations of Gothic Revival design from a Christian perspective.
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C.
La Iglesia
La Iglesia is a smaller, intricately decorated Maya temple structure within the Chichén Itzá archaeological site on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.
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D.
La cathédrale
"La Cathédrale" is a 1898 novel by French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans that explores Catholic mysticism and spiritual transformation through the protagonist’s immersion in the architecture and symbolism of Chartres Cathedral.
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E.
Cathedra
Cathedra is a large abstract painting by American artist Barnett Newman, renowned for its deep blue field interrupted by his signature vertical “zip” lines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | installation artwork ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
critical intervention in exhibition space
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site-specific installation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| creator | Cildo Meireles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
commodification of faith
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economic foundations of religious institutions ⓘ historical alliance between church and colonial state ⓘ |
| depicts | metaphorical cathedral ⓘ |
| exhibitionHistory |
has been exhibited in major international museums
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has been included in exhibitions of Latin American contemporary art ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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installation art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ceiling of communion wafers
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column of bones ⓘ floor of coins ⓘ vertical threads connecting floor and ceiling ⓘ |
| hasTitleTranslation | How to Build Cathedrals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1987 ⓘ |
| intendedEffectOnViewer | provoke reflection on links between faith, violence, and capital ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Portuguese ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
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Portuguese colonialism in Brazil ⓘ colonialism ⓘ economic power ⓘ exploitation of indigenous peoples ⓘ missionary activity ⓘ relationship between faith and money ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| movement |
Latin American conceptualism
NERFINISHED
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contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
immersive spatial experience
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political and historical critique ⓘ use of everyday and symbolic materials ⓘ |
| partOf | Cildo Meireles’s body of politically engaged works ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfArtist |
Babel
NERFINISHED
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Inserções em circuitos ideológicos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scale | large-scale ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
connection between wealth and death
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spiritual and material economies ⓘ violence of colonial evangelization ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
black curtain
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bones ⓘ coins ⓘ communion wafers ⓘ nylon threads ⓘ |
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