Bear and Policeman
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Bear and Policeman is a work within the "Banality" series by artist Jeff Koons, known for its kitschy, larger-than-life sculptures that blur the line between high art and popular culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bear and Policeman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8149863 — 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: Bear and Policeman Context triple: [Banality series, hasPart, Bear and Policeman]
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A.
Sugar Bears
Sugar Bears is the nickname for the women's athletic teams representing the University of Central Arkansas in collegiate sports.
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B.
The Teddy Bears
The Teddy Bears were a late-1950s American pop vocal group best known for their hit single "To Know Him Is to Love Him," produced and written by Phil Spector.
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C.
The Nine Bears
The Nine Bears is a crime novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, featuring one of his characteristic fast-paced mystery plots involving high-stakes intrigue and investigation.
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D.
Pushing the Bear
"Pushing the Bear" is a historical novel by Diane Glancy that portrays the Cherokee people's experiences and struggles during the forced relocation known as the Trail of Tears.
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E.
The Ragtime Bear
The Ragtime Bear is a 1949 animated short film notable for introducing the near-sighted character Mr. Magoo.
- 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: Bear and Policeman Target entity description: Bear and Policeman is a work within the "Banality" series by artist Jeff Koons, known for its kitschy, larger-than-life sculptures that blur the line between high art and popular culture.
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A.
Sugar Bears
Sugar Bears is the nickname for the women's athletic teams representing the University of Central Arkansas in collegiate sports.
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B.
The Teddy Bears
The Teddy Bears were a late-1950s American pop vocal group best known for their hit single "To Know Him Is to Love Him," produced and written by Phil Spector.
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C.
The Nine Bears
The Nine Bears is a crime novel by British writer Edgar Wallace, featuring one of his characteristic fast-paced mystery plots involving high-stakes intrigue and investigation.
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D.
Pushing the Bear
"Pushing the Bear" is a historical novel by Diane Glancy that portrays the Cherokee people's experiences and struggles during the forced relocation known as the Trail of Tears.
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E.
The Ragtime Bear
The Ragtime Bear is a 1949 animated short film notable for introducing the near-sighted character Mr. Magoo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
kitsch
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pop culture–inspired ⓘ |
| artSeriesContext |
Banality series explores kitsch and mass-produced imagery
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linked to:
Banality series
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| associatedWith | postmodern art discourse ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | bright colors ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Jeff Koons ⓘ |
| creatorRole |
Jeff Koons is an American contemporary artist
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linked to:
Jeff Koons
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| depicts |
bear
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policeman ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
banality of everyday life
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celebrity and spectacle ⓘ consumerism ⓘ mass culture ⓘ |
| inceptionPeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
challenge distinctions between fine art and kitsch
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provoke reflection on taste and cultural hierarchy ⓘ |
| materialUsed | polychromed wood ⓘ |
| movement |
Neo-pop art
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linked to:
Neo-pop
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| notableCharacteristic |
blurs boundary between high art and popular culture
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cartoon-like figures ⓘ highly polished surface ⓘ kitschy aesthetic ⓘ larger-than-life scale ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Banality
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linked to:
Banality series
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bear and Policeman Description of subject: Bear and Policeman is a work within the "Banality" series by artist Jeff Koons, known for its kitschy, larger-than-life sculptures that blur the line between high art and popular culture.
Referenced by (1)
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