The Isms of Art
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The Isms of Art is a seminal avant-garde art book by El Lissitzky that surveys and visually interprets the major modern art movements of the early 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Isms of Art canonical | 1 |
| The Isms of Art: 1914–1924 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6506590 — 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: The Isms of Art Context triple: [El Lissitzky, notableWork, The Isms of Art]
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A.
The Triumph of Painting
The Triumph of Painting is a landmark contemporary art exhibition that helped revive and spotlight painting in the early 21st-century art scene.
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B.
Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste
Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste is Pierre Bourdieu’s influential sociological study that analyzes how aesthetic preferences and cultural consumption reinforce social class distinctions.
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C.
La deshumanización del arte
La deshumanización del arte is a 1925 essay by Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset that analyzes the emergence of modern art and its deliberate break from traditional, human-centered representation.
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D.
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
Concerning the Spiritual in Art is a seminal 1911 theoretical treatise by Wassily Kandinsky that explores the emotional and spiritual power of abstract art and helped lay the foundations of modern art theory.
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E.
The Treachery of Images
The Treachery of Images is a famous 1929 painting by René Magritte that depicts a realistic pipe alongside the caption “Ceci n’est pas une pipe,” challenging viewers’ assumptions about representation and reality.
- 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: The Isms of Art Target entity description: The Isms of Art is a seminal avant-garde art book by El Lissitzky that surveys and visually interprets the major modern art movements of the early 20th century.
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A.
The Triumph of Painting
The Triumph of Painting is a landmark contemporary art exhibition that helped revive and spotlight painting in the early 21st-century art scene.
-
B.
Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste
Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste is Pierre Bourdieu’s influential sociological study that analyzes how aesthetic preferences and cultural consumption reinforce social class distinctions.
-
C.
La deshumanización del arte
La deshumanización del arte is a 1925 essay by Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset that analyzes the emergence of modern art and its deliberate break from traditional, human-centered representation.
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D.
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
Concerning the Spiritual in Art is a seminal 1911 theoretical treatise by Wassily Kandinsky that explores the emotional and spiritual power of abstract art and helped lay the foundations of modern art theory.
-
E.
The Treachery of Images
The Treachery of Images is a famous 1929 painting by René Magritte that depicts a realistic pipe alongside the caption “Ceci n’est pas une pipe,” challenging viewers’ assumptions about representation and reality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art book
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avant-garde work ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
provide visual interpretation of art movements
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survey major modern art movements ⓘ |
| author | El Lissitzky ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | El Lissitzky ⓘ |
| describes |
Constructivism
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Cubism ⓘ Dada ⓘ Expressionism ⓘ Futurism ⓘ Impressionism ⓘ Post-Impressionism ⓘ Suprematism ⓘ Surrealism ⓘ |
| genre |
art history
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art theory ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
art historiography of modernism
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graphic design theory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
diagrams of art movements
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typographic compositions ⓘ visual timelines ⓘ |
| illustrator | El Lissitzky ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Constructivist typography
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European avant-garde ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
20th-century art movements
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avant-garde art ⓘ modern art ⓘ |
| movement |
Constructivism
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Russian avant-garde ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative graphic design
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integration of text and image ⓘ systematic survey of modern art "isms" ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| titleAlsoRenderedAs |
Die Kunstismen
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The Isms of Art: 1914–1924 ⓘ
linked to:
The Isms of Art
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| visualizes |
chronology of modern art
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relationships between art movements ⓘ |
| workExampleOf |
Constructivist book design
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avant-garde publishing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Isms of Art Description of subject: The Isms of Art is a seminal avant-garde art book by El Lissitzky that surveys and visually interprets the major modern art movements of the early 20th century.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: The Isms of Art