Joseph Kosuth
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Joseph Kosuth is an American conceptual artist known for his pioneering text- and idea-based works that challenge traditional notions of art and representation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joseph Kosuth canonical | 5 |
| Kosuth | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph Kosuth Context triple: [Conceptual art, associatedWith, Joseph Kosuth]
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A.
John Baldessari
John Baldessari was an influential American conceptual artist known for his pioneering use of found photography, text, and humor to challenge traditional notions of art.
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B.
Joseph Beuys
Joseph Beuys was a German avant-garde artist and influential art theorist known for his pioneering work in performance, conceptual art, and social sculpture.
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C.
Bruce Nauman
Bruce Nauman is an American contemporary artist known for his pioneering and often provocative work in sculpture, video, performance, and conceptual art.
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D.
Sean Scully
Sean Scully is an Irish-born American painter renowned for his large-scale abstract works featuring bold, layered stripes and blocks of color.
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E.
Daniel Richter
Daniel Richter is a contemporary German painter renowned for his large-scale, politically charged, and vividly colored figurative works.
- 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: Joseph Kosuth Target entity description: Joseph Kosuth is an American conceptual artist known for his pioneering text- and idea-based works that challenge traditional notions of art and representation.
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A.
John Baldessari
John Baldessari was an influential American conceptual artist known for his pioneering use of found photography, text, and humor to challenge traditional notions of art.
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B.
Joseph Beuys
Joseph Beuys was a German avant-garde artist and influential art theorist known for his pioneering work in performance, conceptual art, and social sculpture.
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C.
Bruce Nauman
Bruce Nauman is an American contemporary artist known for his pioneering and often provocative work in sculpture, video, performance, and conceptual art.
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D.
Sean Scully
Sean Scully is an Irish-born American painter renowned for his large-scale abstract works featuring bold, layered stripes and blocks of color.
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E.
Daniel Richter
Daniel Richter is a contemporary German painter renowned for his large-scale, politically charged, and vividly colored figurative works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artist
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human ⓘ |
| activeSince | 1960s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Brandeis Award
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Venice Biennale Honorable Mention ⓘ
linked to:
Special Jury Prize at the Venice Biennale
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| curatedExhibitionsOn | conceptual art ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-01-31 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cleveland Institute of Art
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School of Visual Arts ⓘ |
| familyName |
Kosuth
ⓘ
linked to:
Joseph Kosuth
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| fieldOfWork |
contemporary art
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idea-based art ⓘ installation art ⓘ text-based art ⓘ |
| genre | conceptual art ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph ⓘ |
| hasTaughtAt |
Akademie der Bildenden Künste München
ⓘ
linked to:
Academy of Fine Arts Munich
Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart ⓘ
linked to:
Stuttgart Academy of Fine Arts
Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien ⓘ
linked to:
University of Applied Arts Vienna
|
| hasWorkInCollection |
Centre Pompidou, Paris
ⓘ
linked to:
Centre Pompidou
Museum of Modern Art, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum ⓘ Tate, London ⓘ
linked to:
Tate Britain
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| influencedBy |
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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Marcel Duchamp ⓘ analytic philosophy ⓘ linguistic philosophy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging traditional notions of art and representation
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idea-based works ⓘ philosophical investigations of art ⓘ pioneering conceptual art ⓘ text-based works ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Conceptual art ⓘ |
| name | Joseph Kosuth ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Art as Idea as Idea
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Five Words in Blue Neon ⓘ Neon works ⓘ One and Three Chairs ⓘ Titled (Art as Idea as Idea) ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
ⓘ
curator ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Toledo, Ohio, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Toledo
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| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| writesOn |
conceptual art theory
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theory of art ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Joseph Kosuth