Tino Sehgal
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Tino Sehgal is a British-German artist known for his immaterial, choreographed “constructed situations” that exist only through live human interaction rather than physical objects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tino Sehgal canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tino Sehgal Context triple: [The Phillips Collection, hasWorkBy, Tino Sehgal]
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A.
Tavares Strachan
Tavares Strachan is a Bahamian-born conceptual artist known for his ambitious, research-driven projects that explore themes of identity, history, and the politics of visibility.
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B.
Kara Walker
Kara Walker is an American contemporary artist renowned for her provocative black cut-paper silhouettes and installations that explore race, gender, sexuality, and the legacy of slavery in the United States.
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C.
William Forsythe
William Forsythe is an American character actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in action and crime films and television series.
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D.
Jeremy Deller
Jeremy Deller is a British conceptual and video artist known for socially engaged works that explore history, politics, and popular culture.
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E.
Jenny Holzer
Jenny Holzer is an American conceptual artist renowned for her provocative text-based installations that address themes of power, violence, and social justice in public spaces.
- 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: Tino Sehgal Target entity description: Tino Sehgal is a British-German artist known for his immaterial, choreographed “constructed situations” that exist only through live human interaction rather than physical objects.
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A.
Tavares Strachan
Tavares Strachan is a Bahamian-born conceptual artist known for his ambitious, research-driven projects that explore themes of identity, history, and the politics of visibility.
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B.
Kara Walker
Kara Walker is an American contemporary artist renowned for her provocative black cut-paper silhouettes and installations that explore race, gender, sexuality, and the legacy of slavery in the United States.
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C.
William Forsythe
William Forsythe is an American character actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in action and crime films and television series.
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D.
Jeremy Deller
Jeremy Deller is a British conceptual and video artist known for socially engaged works that explore history, politics, and popular culture.
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E.
Jenny Holzer
Jenny Holzer is an American conceptual artist renowned for her provocative text-based installations that address themes of power, violence, and social justice in public spaces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artist
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contemporary artist ⓘ performance artist ⓘ |
| artisticMedium |
choreographed interaction
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live performance ⓘ |
| artisticPracticeFeature |
absence of physical art objects
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oral contracts for sale of works ⓘ prohibition of photography and video documentation ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
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surface form:
Golden Lion for Best Artist at the Venice Biennale
Preis der Nationalgalerie für junge Kunst ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1976 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Folkwang University of the Arts
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Humboldt University of Berlin ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ dance ⓘ performance art ⓘ |
| hasExhibitedAt |
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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surface form:
Guggenheim Museum New York
Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
surface form:
Museum of Modern Art New York
Tate Modern ⓘ Venice Biennale ⓘ Documenta (Kassel) ⓘ
surface form:
documenta 13
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| knownFor |
constructed situations
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immaterial artworks ⓘ live human interaction–based works ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| marketPractice |
refuses material certificates of authenticity
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sells works through verbal agreements ⓘ |
| movement |
institutional critique
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relational aesthetics ⓘ |
| nationality |
British
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German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Instead of allowing some thing to rise up to your face dancing bruce and dan and other things
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Kiss ⓘ These associations ⓘ This Progress ⓘ This is propaganda ⓘ This is so contemporary ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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choreographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| residence | Berlin ⓘ |
| studied |
dance
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political economy ⓘ |
| workCharacteristic |
exists only for the duration of the encounter
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no written instructions publicly circulated ⓘ performed by trained interpreters or participants ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Tino Sehgal Description of subject: Tino Sehgal is a British-German artist known for his immaterial, choreographed “constructed situations” that exist only through live human interaction rather than physical objects.
Referenced by (3)
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