Doomed
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Doomed is a 1975 performance art piece by Chris Burden in which he lay motionless beneath a leaning sheet of glass in a museum gallery, testing institutional responsibility and the limits of endurance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doomed canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7967036 — 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: Doomed Context triple: [Chris Burden, notableWork, Doomed]
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A.
Doomsday
Doomsday is a monstrous, nearly indestructible Kryptonian creature known in DC Comics for killing Superman and serving as one of his most powerful foes.
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B.
Doomsday
"Doomsday" is a highly acclaimed 2006 Doctor Who television episode that concludes the battle between the Cybermen and the Daleks while marking the emotional farewell between the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler.
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C.
Doomwar
Doomwar is a Marvel Comics crossover event centered on Doctor Doom’s invasion of Wakanda and conflict with the Black Panther and his allies over the nation’s vibranium.
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D.
Doom and Gloom
"Doom and Gloom" is a 2012 rock song by The Rolling Stones, released as one of the new tracks on their greatest hits compilation "GRRR!" and noted for its classic Stones sound and politically charged lyrics.
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E.
Hell Awaits
Hell Awaits is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, known for its darker, more progressive sound and occult-themed lyrics that helped define the early extreme metal scene.
- 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: Doomed Target entity description: Doomed is a 1975 performance art piece by Chris Burden in which he lay motionless beneath a leaning sheet of glass in a museum gallery, testing institutional responsibility and the limits of endurance.
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A.
Doomsday
Doomsday is a monstrous, nearly indestructible Kryptonian creature known in DC Comics for killing Superman and serving as one of his most powerful foes.
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B.
Doomsday
"Doomsday" is a highly acclaimed 2006 Doctor Who television episode that concludes the battle between the Cybermen and the Daleks while marking the emotional farewell between the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler.
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C.
Doomwar
Doomwar is a Marvel Comics crossover event centered on Doctor Doom’s invasion of Wakanda and conflict with the Black Panther and his allies over the nation’s vibranium.
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D.
Doom and Gloom
"Doom and Gloom" is a 2012 rock song by The Rolling Stones, released as one of the new tracks on their greatest hits compilation "GRRR!" and noted for its classic Stones sound and politically charged lyrics.
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E.
Hell Awaits
Hell Awaits is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, known for its darker, more progressive sound and occult-themed lyrics that helped define the early extreme metal scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artwork
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performance art piece ⓘ |
| aim |
to examine boundaries of artistic responsibility
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to explore limits of physical and psychological endurance ⓘ to test institutional responsibility for the artist’s well-being ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Chris Burden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
tension between passivity and danger
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vulnerability of the artist’s body ⓘ |
| describedBySource | art history texts on performance art ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 45 hours ⓘ |
| endTime | 1975-04-13 ⓘ |
| followedBy | later institutional critique works by other artists ⓘ |
| genre | performance art ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
influenced discourse on institutional critique in contemporary art
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raised ethical questions about spectatorship and complicity ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analog clock
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artist lying motionless on floor ⓘ blank piece of paper ⓘ sheet of glass leaning against wall ⓘ |
| inception | 1975 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | nonverbal ⓘ |
| location | museum gallery ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstPerformance | Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
artist–institution relationship
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endurance ⓘ ethics of spectatorship ⓘ institutional responsibility ⓘ risk in art ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
clock
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glass sheet ⓘ paper ⓘ |
| movement | conceptual art ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
artist gave no time limit for performance
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artist remained silent and motionless ⓘ no explicit safety instructions were given ⓘ performance ended only when museum staff intervened ⓘ |
| partOf | Chris Burden’s body of endurance-based performances ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Chris Burden’s risk-oriented performances of the 1970s ⓘ |
| performer | Chris Burden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reviewedIn | art criticism on 1970s performance art ⓘ |
| significantEvent | museum staff intervention ended performance ⓘ |
| significantPlace | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1975-04-11 ⓘ |
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Subject: Doomed Description of subject: Doomed is a 1975 performance art piece by Chris Burden in which he lay motionless beneath a leaning sheet of glass in a museum gallery, testing institutional responsibility and the limits of endurance.
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