Made in Heaven
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Made in Heaven is a controversial series of sexually explicit sculptures and photographs by Jeff Koons that explores themes of celebrity, desire, and the commercialization of intimacy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Made in Heaven canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Made in Heaven Context triple: [Jeff Koons, notableWork, Made in Heaven]
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A.
Go to Heaven
Go to Heaven is a 1980 studio album by the Grateful Dead that marked the debut of keyboardist Brent Mydland and features a more polished, radio-friendly sound than much of their earlier work.
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B.
Keys of Heaven
The Keys of Heaven are a Christian symbol representing the authority given by Jesus to Saint Peter and, by extension, to the papacy to bind and loose in spiritual matters.
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C.
For Heaven's Sake
For Heaven's Sake is a 1926 silent romantic comedy film starring Harold Lloyd as a wealthy man who becomes involved with a mission worker in the city's slums.
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D.
Heaven
Heaven is a spiritual or transcendent realm in many religions and belief systems, often depicted as the ultimate place of divine presence, peace, and reward after death.
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E.
Heaven Somewhere
Heaven Somewhere is a soulful, experimental track by Erykah Badu featured on her genre-blending album "Electric Circus."
- 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: Made in Heaven Target entity description: Made in Heaven is a controversial series of sexually explicit sculptures and photographs by Jeff Koons that explores themes of celebrity, desire, and the commercialization of intimacy.
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A.
Go to Heaven
Go to Heaven is a 1980 studio album by the Grateful Dead that marked the debut of keyboardist Brent Mydland and features a more polished, radio-friendly sound than much of their earlier work.
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B.
Keys of Heaven
The Keys of Heaven are a Christian symbol representing the authority given by Jesus to Saint Peter and, by extension, to the papacy to bind and loose in spiritual matters.
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C.
For Heaven's Sake
For Heaven's Sake is a 1926 silent romantic comedy film starring Harold Lloyd as a wealthy man who becomes involved with a mission worker in the city's slums.
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D.
Heaven
Heaven is a spiritual or transcendent realm in many religions and belief systems, often depicted as the ultimate place of divine presence, peace, and reward after death.
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E.
Heaven Somewhere
Heaven Somewhere is a soulful, experimental track by Erykah Badu featured on her genre-blending album "Electric Circus."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork series
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contemporary art ⓘ photographic series ⓘ sculpture series ⓘ |
| artist | Jeff Koons ⓘ |
| completionDate |
1991
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early 1990s ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Jeff Koons ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Jeff Koons ⓘ |
| depicts |
Ilona Staller
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Jeff Koons ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Sonnabend Gallery
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Whitney Museum of American Art ⓘ various international museums and galleries ⓘ |
| features | explicit sexual acts ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
sexually explicit photographs
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sexually explicit sculptures ⓘ |
| inception |
1989
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late 1980s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
celebrity culture
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mass media imagery ⓘ pornographic photography ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | visual language ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
celebrity
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commercialization of intimacy ⓘ desire ⓘ marriage ⓘ pornography ⓘ romantic love ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| medium |
oil on canvas
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painted wood sculpture ⓘ photography ⓘ polychromed wood ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| movement |
Neo-pop
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surface form:
Neo-Pop
Postmodern art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blurring boundaries between pornography and fine art
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controversial sexual content ⓘ exploration of celebrity culture ⓘ exploration of commodification of intimacy ⓘ use of the artist’s own image ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Jeff Koons ⓘ |
| partOf | Jeff Koons oeuvre ⓘ |
| publicationDate | around 1990 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Made in Heaven Description of subject: Made in Heaven is a controversial series of sexually explicit sculptures and photographs by Jeff Koons that explores themes of celebrity, desire, and the commercialization of intimacy.
Referenced by (2)
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