Lee Ufan
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Lee Ufan is a Korean-born, Japan-based minimalist artist and key figure in the Mono-ha movement, known for his philosophical sculptures and paintings that explore the relationship between objects, space, and perception.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lee Ufan canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10062542 — 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: Lee Ufan Context triple: [National Museum of Western Art, hasWorkBy, Lee Ufan]
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Isamu Chō
Isamu Chō was an Imperial Japanese Army general known for his extreme nationalism and key leadership role in Japan’s final World War II battles, including the defense of Okinawa.
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B.
Isamu Yokoyama
Isamu Yokoyama was an Imperial Japanese Army general who played a prominent leadership role in major early Second Sino-Japanese War operations.
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C.
Usaburo Ohtake
Usaburo Ohtake was the husband of renowned Japanese-Brazilian artist Tomie Ohtake and the father of prominent Brazilian artists Ruy Ohtake and Ricardo Ohtake.
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D.
Xu Bing
Xu Bing is a contemporary Chinese artist internationally recognized for his innovative use of language, printmaking, and installation to explore cultural identity and communication.
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E.
Zao Wou-Ki
Zao Wou-Ki was a Chinese-French painter renowned for his lyrical abstract works that fused Eastern calligraphic traditions with Western modernist techniques.
- 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: Lee Ufan Target entity description: Lee Ufan is a Korean-born, Japan-based minimalist artist and key figure in the Mono-ha movement, known for his philosophical sculptures and paintings that explore the relationship between objects, space, and perception.
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A.
Isamu Chō
Isamu Chō was an Imperial Japanese Army general known for his extreme nationalism and key leadership role in Japan’s final World War II battles, including the defense of Okinawa.
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B.
Isamu Yokoyama
Isamu Yokoyama was an Imperial Japanese Army general who played a prominent leadership role in major early Second Sino-Japanese War operations.
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C.
Usaburo Ohtake
Usaburo Ohtake was the husband of renowned Japanese-Brazilian artist Tomie Ohtake and the father of prominent Brazilian artists Ruy Ohtake and Ricardo Ohtake.
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D.
Xu Bing
Xu Bing is a contemporary Chinese artist internationally recognized for his innovative use of language, printmaking, and installation to explore cultural identity and communication.
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E.
Zao Wou-Ki
Zao Wou-Ki was a Chinese-French painter renowned for his lyrical abstract works that fused Eastern calligraphic traditions with Western modernist techniques.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mono-ha artist
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artist ⓘ human ⓘ painter ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| artisticConcept |
emphasis on interval and emptiness
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minimal intervention by the artist ⓘ relationality between object, space, and viewer ⓘ use of raw and industrial materials ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1936-06-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Haman County
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Korea ⓘ South Gyeongsang Province ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Tadao Ando ⓘ |
| curatorialRole | theorist of Mono-ha movement ⓘ |
| dedicatedMuseumCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| dedicatedMuseumLocation |
Kagawa Prefecture
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Naoshima ⓘ
linked to:
Naoshima Island
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| educatedIn | philosophy ⓘ |
| education | Nihon University ⓘ |
| field |
installation art
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painting ⓘ philosophy ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| hasDedicatedMuseum | Lee Ufan Museum ⓘ |
| hasExhibitedAt |
Centre Pompidou
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Guggenheim Museum ⓘ
linked to:
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Mori Art Museum ⓘ Museum of Modern Art, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo ⓘ
linked to:
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Venice Biennale ⓘ |
| knownFor |
key role in the Mono-ha movement
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paintings emphasizing perception and emptiness ⓘ philosophical approach to art ⓘ sculptures exploring relationships between objects and space ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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French ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Korean ⓘ |
| movement |
Mono-ha
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minimalism ⓘ |
| name | Lee Ufan ⓘ |
| nationality | South Korean ⓘ |
| nativeName | 이우환 ⓘ |
| notableWorkSeries |
Correspondence
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From Line ⓘ From Point ⓘ Relatum ⓘ |
| residence | Japan ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Tama Art University
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linked to:
Tama Art University (Hachiōji campus)
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Instruction
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Subject: Lee Ufan Description of subject: Lee Ufan is a Korean-born, Japan-based minimalist artist and key figure in the Mono-ha movement, known for his philosophical sculptures and paintings that explore the relationship between objects, space, and perception.
Referenced by (7)
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