Titus Kaphar
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Titus Kaphar is a contemporary American artist known for reimagining and altering historical paintings to highlight overlooked Black figures and critique the narratives of Western art history.
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| Titus Kaphar canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Titus Kaphar Context triple: [The Phillips Collection, hasWorkBy, Titus Kaphar]
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A.
Glenn Ligon
Glenn Ligon is an American conceptual artist known for his text-based paintings and installations that explore race, language, identity, and the politics of representation.
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B.
Kehinde Wiley
Kehinde Wiley is a contemporary American artist renowned for his vibrant, large-scale portraits of Black subjects that reimagine and subvert traditional European portraiture.
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C.
Mark Bradford
Mark Bradford is an American contemporary artist renowned for his large-scale abstract mixed-media collages and installations that explore race, class, and urban experience.
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D.
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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E.
Theaster Gates
Theaster Gates is an American artist and urban planner known for his socially engaged practice that combines sculpture, installation, performance, and community revitalization, particularly on Chicago’s South Side.
- 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: Titus Kaphar Target entity description: Titus Kaphar is a contemporary American artist known for reimagining and altering historical paintings to highlight overlooked Black figures and critique the narratives of Western art history.
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A.
Glenn Ligon
Glenn Ligon is an American conceptual artist known for his text-based paintings and installations that explore race, language, identity, and the politics of representation.
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B.
Kehinde Wiley
Kehinde Wiley is a contemporary American artist renowned for his vibrant, large-scale portraits of Black subjects that reimagine and subvert traditional European portraiture.
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C.
Mark Bradford
Mark Bradford is an American contemporary artist renowned for his large-scale abstract mixed-media collages and installations that explore race, class, and urban experience.
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D.
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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E.
Theaster Gates
Theaster Gates is an American artist and urban planner known for his socially engaged practice that combines sculpture, installation, performance, and community revitalization, particularly on Chicago’s South Side.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artist
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installation artist ⓘ painter ⓘ person ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| artisticTechnique |
combining painting with sculptural relief
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covering and partially obscuring images ⓘ cutting and reshaping canvases ⓘ layering historical and contemporary imagery ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Art for Justice Fund grant
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Gwendolyn Knight & Jacob Lawrence Prize ⓘ MacArthur Fellowship ⓘ Robert R. Rauschenberg Artist as Activist Fellowship ⓘ |
| basedIn |
New Haven, Connecticut
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surface form:
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1976 ⓘ |
| degree | MFA from Yale School of Art ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
San Jose State University
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surface form:
San José State University
Yale School of Art ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
contemporary art
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installation art ⓘ painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| founded | NXTHVN ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Brooklyn Museum
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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art ⓘ Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
surface form:
Museum of Modern Art, New York
National Portrait Gallery ⓘ
surface form:
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Seattle Art Museum ⓘ Studio Museum in Harlem ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| name | Titus Kaphar self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableEvent | delivered a TED Talk on how art can amend history ⓘ |
| notableFor |
altering canonical Western art images
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critiquing narratives of Western art history ⓘ engagement with race and representation ⓘ highlighting overlooked Black figures in art history ⓘ reimagining historical paintings ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Behind the Myth of Benevolence
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Enough About You ⓘ From a Tropical Space ⓘ Language of the Forgotten ⓘ Page 4 of Jefferson’s Manual of Parliamentary Practice ⓘ Shifting the Gaze ⓘ The Jerome Project ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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educator ⓘ painter ⓘ sculptor ⓘ social entrepreneur ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Artforum articles
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New York Times articles ⓘ The New Yorker ⓘ
surface form:
The New Yorker profiles
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| theme |
Black representation in art
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erasure and visibility ⓘ histories of slavery and colonialism ⓘ race in America ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New Haven, Connecticut
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surface form:
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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