The Perfect Moment exhibition
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The Perfect Moment exhibition was a landmark and controversial retrospective of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe’s work that became central to debates over art, censorship, and public funding in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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| The Perfect Moment exhibition canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Perfect Moment exhibition Context triple: [Robert Mapplethorpe, subjectOf, The Perfect Moment exhibition]
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- 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: The Perfect Moment exhibition Target entity description: The Perfect Moment exhibition was a landmark and controversial retrospective of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe’s work that became central to debates over art, censorship, and public funding in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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A.
The Exposition Beautiful
The Exposition Beautiful was the promotional motto emphasizing the grandeur and aesthetic splendor of the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco.
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B.
9 by 5 Impression Exhibition
The 9 by 5 Impression Exhibition was a landmark 1889 Melbourne art show where Australian Impressionist painters displayed small, rapidly executed landscape and urban scenes that helped define a distinct Australian style of Impressionism.
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C.
Dasara Exhibition
Dasara Exhibition is a large annual fair in Mysuru held during the Dasara festival, showcasing cultural performances, commercial stalls, amusement rides, and regional crafts.
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D.
The Collectors at the Venice Biennale
The Collectors at the Venice Biennale is a conceptual, narrative-driven exhibition by artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset that transformed national pavilions into fictional domestic settings to explore themes of identity, desire, and the art market.
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E.
The Gallery
The Gallery is a stylish in-store restaurant at Fortnum & Mason, known for serving modern British dishes in an elegant, relaxed setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | art exhibition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
NEA funding controversy
ⓘ
National Endowment for the Arts ⓘ
linked to:
The National Endowment for the Arts
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| centralTo |
debates over art and public morality in the United States
ⓘ
debates over government support for controversial art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| curatedBy | Janet Kardon ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Baltimore Museum of Art
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Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati ⓘ Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston ⓘ
linked to:
Institute of Contemporary Art Boston
Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to:
Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art ⓘ Washington Project for the Arts ⓘ Whitney Museum of American Art ⓘ |
| focusesOn | photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
erotic photography
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fine art photography ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
U.S. arts funding policy debates
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museum exhibition practices regarding explicit content ⓘ public discourse on censorship ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment ⓘ |
| includesSeries |
X Portfolio
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Y Portfolio ⓘ Z Portfolio ⓘ |
| includesTheme |
BDSM imagery
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celebrity portraits ⓘ flowers ⓘ homoerotic imagery ⓘ male nudes ⓘ |
| includesWorkBy | Robert Mapplethorpe ⓘ |
| languageOfContext | English ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | Contemporary Arts Center and its director Dennis Barrie were acquitted ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Robert Mapplethorpe ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversy over public funding of the arts
ⓘ
debates about censorship in the United States ⓘ legal and political battles over obscenity ⓘ role in the culture wars of the late 1980s and early 1990s ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Institute of Contemporary Art (Philadelphia)
ⓘ
linked to:
Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia
Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to:
Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia
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| relatedEvent | 1990 obscenity trial of the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati ⓘ |
| subjectOf | obscenity trial in Cincinnati ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 1990s
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late 1980s ⓘ |
| touringExhibition | true ⓘ |
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