Gift Horse by Hans Haacke
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Gift Horse by Hans Haacke is a skeletal bronze sculpture of a horse, adorned with a London Stock Exchange ticker ribbon, that critically reflects on capitalism and public monuments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gift Horse by Hans Haacke canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gift Horse by Hans Haacke Context triple: [Fourth Plinth, notableWorkDisplayed, Gift Horse by Hans Haacke]
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A.
Felix Gonzalez-Torres Estate
The Felix Gonzalez-Torres Estate is the body that manages and preserves the legacy, artworks, and intellectual property of the influential Cuban-American conceptual artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres.
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B.
The Floating Heads installation
The Floating Heads installation is a striking contemporary art piece featuring numerous suspended, expressive human heads that has become one of the most recognizable attractions at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
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C.
The New York Earth Room
The New York Earth Room is a long-term installation by artist Walter De Maria consisting of a large SoHo loft filled with packed earth, maintained as a contemplative indoor landscape.
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D.
Tilted Arc
Tilted Arc is a controversial large-scale site-specific steel sculpture by Richard Serra that was installed in New York City’s Federal Plaza in 1981 and later removed after intense public debate.
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E.
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living is a famous contemporary art installation by Damien Hirst featuring a preserved tiger shark suspended in a glass tank of formaldehyde, exploring themes of mortality and perception.
- 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: Gift Horse by Hans Haacke Target entity description: Gift Horse by Hans Haacke is a skeletal bronze sculpture of a horse, adorned with a London Stock Exchange ticker ribbon, that critically reflects on capitalism and public monuments.
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A.
Felix Gonzalez-Torres Estate
The Felix Gonzalez-Torres Estate is the body that manages and preserves the legacy, artworks, and intellectual property of the influential Cuban-American conceptual artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres.
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B.
The Floating Heads installation
The Floating Heads installation is a striking contemporary art piece featuring numerous suspended, expressive human heads that has become one of the most recognizable attractions at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
-
C.
The New York Earth Room
The New York Earth Room is a long-term installation by artist Walter De Maria consisting of a large SoHo loft filled with packed earth, maintained as a contemplative indoor landscape.
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D.
Tilted Arc
Tilted Arc is a controversial large-scale site-specific steel sculpture by Richard Serra that was installed in New York City’s Federal Plaza in 1981 and later removed after intense public debate.
-
E.
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living is a famous contemporary art installation by Damien Hirst featuring a preserved tiger shark suspended in a glass tank of formaldehyde, exploring themes of mortality and perception.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze sculpture
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public sculpture ⓘ |
| artMovement |
conceptual art
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institutional critique ⓘ |
| basedOn | equestrian statue tradition ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Greater London Authority ⓘ |
| commissionedFor |
Fourth Plinth Programme
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linked to:
Fourth Plinth
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Hans Haacke ⓘ |
| depicts | skeletal horse ⓘ |
| exhibitionHistory |
Fourth Plinth commission 2015–2016
ⓘ
linked to:
Fourth Plinth
|
| followedBy | Really Good by David Shrigley ⓘ |
| follows | Hahn/Cock by Katharina Fritsch ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
ⓘ
political art ⓘ |
| hasComponent | electronic LED ticker display ⓘ |
| hasPart |
London Stock Exchange ticker ribbon
ⓘ
linked to:
London Stock Exchange
|
| hasQuality |
critical
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monumental ⓘ skeletal ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| height | approximately 4.7 metres ⓘ |
| inception | 2015 ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| intendedMeaning |
commentary on the relationship between art and finance
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critique of neoliberal capitalism ⓘ reflection on the role of public monuments ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | City of Westminster ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 21st century ⓘ |
| location |
Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square, London
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linked to:
Fourth Plinth
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| mainSubject |
capitalism
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economic inequality ⓘ financial markets ⓘ public monuments ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Hans Haacke ⓘ |
| partOf | public art in Trafalgar Square ⓘ |
| placementContext |
Trafalgar Square, a site of imperial and military commemoration
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linked to:
Trafalgar Square
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| publiclyAccessible | yes ⓘ |
| replaces | Hahn/Cock by Katharina Fritsch ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art criticism
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media coverage in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| unveiledBy | Boris Johnson ⓘ |
| usesSymbol |
horse skeleton as metaphor for economic fragility
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stock market ticker ⓘ |
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