Flashlight
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Flashlight is a large-scale outdoor sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, depicting an oversized flashlight in the duo’s signature Pop Art style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Flashlight canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8888133 — 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: Flashlight Context triple: [Sculptures by Coosje van Bruggen, notableWork, Flashlight]
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A.
Flashlight
"Flashlight" is a pop ballad by Jessie J, best known as an inspirational anthem featured in the film Pitch Perfect 2.
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B.
The Bolt
The Bolt is an 18th-century Rococo painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, celebrated for its intimate, dramatic depiction of a clandestine lovers’ encounter.
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C.
Lanterna
Lanterna is the iconic historic lighthouse of Genoa, Italy, and one of the oldest and tallest lighthouses still in operation in the world.
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D.
Neon Light
"Neon Light" is a country song by American singer Blake Shelton, released as a single from his 2014 album "Bringing Back the Sunshine."
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E.
The Lights
The Lights is the popular nickname for Blackpool Illuminations, the famous annual seaside light festival that transforms the English resort town of Blackpool into a major nighttime attraction.
- 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: Flashlight Target entity description: Flashlight is a large-scale outdoor sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, depicting an oversized flashlight in the duo’s signature Pop Art style.
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A.
Flashlight
"Flashlight" is a pop ballad by Jessie J, best known as an inspirational anthem featured in the film Pitch Perfect 2.
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B.
The Bolt
The Bolt is an 18th-century Rococo painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, celebrated for its intimate, dramatic depiction of a clandestine lovers’ encounter.
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C.
Lanterna
Lanterna is the iconic historic lighthouse of Genoa, Italy, and one of the oldest and tallest lighthouses still in operation in the world.
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D.
Neon Light
"Neon Light" is a country song by American singer Blake Shelton, released as a single from his 2014 album "Bringing Back the Sunshine."
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E.
The Lights
The Lights is the popular nickname for Blackpool Illuminations, the famous annual seaside light festival that transforms the English resort town of Blackpool into a major nighttime attraction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pop Art sculpture
ⓘ
outdoor sculpture ⓘ public artwork ⓘ |
| artist |
Claes Oldenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coosje van Bruggen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMovement | Pop Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | everyday household flashlight ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Claes Oldenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coosje van Bruggen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
yellow ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Claes Oldenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coosje van Bruggen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | oversized flashlight ⓘ |
| genre | Pop Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle | Pop Art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
flashlight beam
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flashlight body ⓘ flashlight head ⓘ |
| hasScale | monumental ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
scale and perception in public space
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transformation of everyday objects ⓘ |
| inception | 1981 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | campus art collection of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas ⓘ |
| lightingFeature | illuminated beam at night ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Las Vegas, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| location | University of Nevada, Las Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
metal
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painted steel ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf |
Claes Oldenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coosje van Bruggen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | University of Nevada, Las Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| purpose | public art installation ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | example of large-scale everyday-object sculpture ⓘ |
| yearOfCreation | 1981 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Flashlight Description of subject: Flashlight is a large-scale outdoor sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, depicting an oversized flashlight in the duo’s signature Pop Art style.
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