Hollis Frampton
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Hollis Frampton was an influential American avant-garde filmmaker, photographer, and theorist known for his structurally rigorous and intellectually driven experimental films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hollis Frampton canonical | 4 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hollis Frampton Context triple: [New York underground cinema, notableFigure, Hollis Frampton]
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A.
Stan Brakhage
Stan Brakhage was an influential American avant-garde filmmaker renowned for his experimental, non-narrative films that radically expanded the language of cinema.
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B.
Bill Viola
Bill Viola is an American contemporary video artist renowned for his immersive, slow-motion installations that explore themes of perception, spirituality, and the human condition.
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C.
Douglas Gordon
Douglas Gordon is a Scottish contemporary artist renowned for his conceptual video and film installations that explore themes of memory, time, and psychological tension.
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D.
Leslie Kroitor
Leslie Kroitor is a child of Canadian filmmaker and IMAX co-founder Roman Kroitor.
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E.
Tony Oursler
Tony Oursler is an American multimedia and installation artist best known for his pioneering video projections onto sculptural forms that explore psychology, technology, and mass media.
- 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: Hollis Frampton Target entity description: Hollis Frampton was an influential American avant-garde filmmaker, photographer, and theorist known for his structurally rigorous and intellectually driven experimental films.
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A.
Stan Brakhage
Stan Brakhage was an influential American avant-garde filmmaker renowned for his experimental, non-narrative films that radically expanded the language of cinema.
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B.
Bill Viola
Bill Viola is an American contemporary video artist renowned for his immersive, slow-motion installations that explore themes of perception, spirituality, and the human condition.
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C.
Douglas Gordon
Douglas Gordon is a Scottish contemporary artist renowned for his conceptual video and film installations that explore themes of memory, time, and psychological tension.
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D.
Leslie Kroitor
Leslie Kroitor is a child of Canadian filmmaker and IMAX co-founder Roman Kroitor.
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E.
Tony Oursler
Tony Oursler is an American multimedia and installation artist best known for his pioneering video projections onto sculptural forms that explore psychology, technology, and mass media.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film theorist
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filmmaker ⓘ person ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-03-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1984-03-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Phillips Academy Andover ⓘ |
| employer |
State University of New York at Buffalo
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linked to:
University at Buffalo
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| familyName |
Frampton
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linked to:
Peter Frampton
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| fieldOfWork |
experimental film
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film theory ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental film
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structural film ⓘ |
| givenName | Hollis ⓘ |
| influenced |
American structural filmmakers
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experimental cinema ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ezra Pound
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James Joyce ⓘ Marcel Duchamp ⓘ Stéphane Mallarmé ⓘ |
| knownFor |
intellectually driven experimental cinema
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structurally rigorous films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde cinema
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structural film ⓘ |
| name | Hollis Frampton ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Critical Mass
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Gloria!, ⓘ Hapax Legomena ⓘ Lemon ⓘ Magellan ⓘ Nostalgia ⓘ Poetic Justice ⓘ Surface Tension ⓘ Zorns Lemma ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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film theorist ⓘ filmmaker ⓘ photographer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Wooster, Ohio, United States
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linked to:
Wooster, Ohio
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| placeOfDeath |
Buffalo, New York, United States
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linked to:
Buffalo
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| taughtAt |
State University of New York at Buffalo
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linked to:
University at Buffalo
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