Mae West’s Face which May be Used as a Surrealist Apartment
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"Mae West’s Face which May be Used as a Surrealist Apartment" is a famous 1930s surrealist installation by Salvador Dalí that transforms the features of actress Mae West’s face into a three-dimensional, walk-in living space.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mae West’s Face which May be Used as a Surrealist Apartment canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9292761 — 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: Mae West’s Face which May be Used as a Surrealist Apartment Context triple: [Mae West Room, relatedWork, Mae West’s Face which May be Used as a Surrealist Apartment]
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A.
The Great Masturbator
The Great Masturbator is a 1929 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts a distorted, dreamlike self-portrait exploring themes of sexuality, anxiety, and desire.
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B.
Surrealistic Pillow
Surrealistic Pillow is a landmark 1967 psychedelic rock album by Jefferson Airplane that helped define the San Francisco sound and the counterculture era.
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C.
The Magician (Max Ernst)
The Magician is a surrealist painting by Max Ernst that exemplifies his dreamlike, enigmatic imagery and innovative collage-inspired techniques.
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D.
Portraits of André Breton
Portraits of André Breton is a series of Surrealist photographic portraits by Man Ray depicting the writer and movement leader André Breton.
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E.
Dora Maar Seated
Dora Maar Seated is a 1939 oil painting by Pablo Picasso depicting his muse Dora Maar in a fragmented, Cubist style characteristic of his emotionally intense late-1930s work.
- 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: Mae West’s Face which May be Used as a Surrealist Apartment Target entity description: "Mae West’s Face which May be Used as a Surrealist Apartment" is a famous 1930s surrealist installation by Salvador Dalí that transforms the features of actress Mae West’s face into a three-dimensional, walk-in living space.
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A.
The Great Masturbator
The Great Masturbator is a 1929 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts a distorted, dreamlike self-portrait exploring themes of sexuality, anxiety, and desire.
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B.
Surrealistic Pillow
Surrealistic Pillow is a landmark 1967 psychedelic rock album by Jefferson Airplane that helped define the San Francisco sound and the counterculture era.
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C.
The Magician (Max Ernst)
The Magician is a surrealist painting by Max Ernst that exemplifies his dreamlike, enigmatic imagery and innovative collage-inspired techniques.
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D.
Portraits of André Breton
Portraits of André Breton is a series of Surrealist photographic portraits by Man Ray depicting the writer and movement leader André Breton.
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E.
Dora Maar Seated
Dora Maar Seated is a 1939 oil painting by Pablo Picasso depicting his muse Dora Maar in a fragmented, Cubist style characteristic of his emotionally intense late-1930s work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
art installation
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surrealist artwork ⓘ |
| artMovement | Surrealism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dalí Theatre-Museum
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linked to:
Dalí Theatre-Museum, Figueres, Spain
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| basedOn | Mae West’s facial features ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| creator | Salvador Dalí ⓘ |
| depicts | Mae West ⓘ |
| designedAs |
apartment interior
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walk-in living space ⓘ |
| genre | Surrealism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
curtains resembling hair
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fireplace resembling a nose ⓘ platform or stage forming the face ⓘ sofa shaped like lips ⓘ two framed pictures resembling eyes ⓘ |
| hasStyle | surrealist interior design ⓘ |
| inception | 1930s ⓘ |
| influenced |
conceptual installations using facial imagery
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later surrealist interior designs ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Mae West ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium | mixed media installation ⓘ |
| movementContext | 20th-century avant-garde art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
optical illusion
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transforming a human face into architectural space ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Mae West Lips Sofa ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art historical analysis
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museum exhibitions ⓘ |
| theme |
celebrity
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eroticism ⓘ illusion ⓘ transformation of body into architecture ⓘ |
| title | Mae West’s Face which May be Used as a Surrealist Apartment ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
eye-like framed pictures
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hair-like curtains ⓘ lips-shaped sofa ⓘ nose-like fireplace ⓘ |
| visualEffect | face visible from a specific vantage point ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mae West’s Face which May be Used as a Surrealist Apartment Description of subject: "Mae West’s Face which May be Used as a Surrealist Apartment" is a famous 1930s surrealist installation by Salvador Dalí that transforms the features of actress Mae West’s face into a three-dimensional, walk-in living space.
Referenced by (3)
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