Levitated Mass
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Levitated Mass is a large-scale outdoor sculpture by artist Michael Heizer featuring a massive suspended boulder installed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Levitated Mass canonical | 4 |
| Displaced/Replaced Mass | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T273776 — 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: Levitated Mass Context triple: [Los Angeles County Museum of Art, hasNotableWork, Levitated Mass]
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A.
And There Was Light
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B.
Heavenly Gondola
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C.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
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Lightwater
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SkyPod
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- 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: Levitated Mass Target entity description: Levitated Mass is a large-scale outdoor sculpture by artist Michael Heizer featuring a massive suspended boulder installed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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A.
And There Was Light
"And There Was Light" is the English motto of Morehouse College, reflecting its mission to illuminate minds and foster leadership and service.
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B.
Heavenly Gondola
Heavenly Gondola is a scenic aerial tramway at Heavenly Mountain Resort that transports visitors between South Lake Tahoe and the resort’s mountain slopes, offering panoramic views of the lake and surrounding Sierra Nevada.
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C.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
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D.
Lightwater
Lightwater is a village and civil parish in the English county of Surrey, known for its residential character and proximity to heathland and countryside.
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E.
SkyPod
SkyPod is the highest observation deck of Toronto’s CN Tower, offering panoramic views from near the top of the landmark skyscraper.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
land art work
ⓘ
outdoor sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| artist | Michael Heizer ⓘ |
| category |
Outdoor sculptures in Greater Los Angeles
ⓘ
Sculptures in California ⓘ Works by Michael Heizer ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Los Angeles County Museum of Art ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 34.0638° N, 118.3592° W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Michael Heizer ⓘ |
| designedBy | Michael Heizer ⓘ |
| exhibitionType | permanent installation ⓘ |
| feature | trench walkway beneath suspended boulder ⓘ |
| fundingSource | private donors ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary art
ⓘ
minimalism ⓘ |
| hasPart | 340-ton boulder ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Levitated Mass self-link ⓘ |
| height | approximately 10 meters including trench depth ⓘ |
| inception | 2012 ⓘ |
| installationSite | Resnick North Lawn at LACMA ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| location | Los Angeles County Museum of Art ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 300,000 kilograms ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
granite boulder
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steel ⓘ |
| movement | Land art ⓘ |
| museum | Los Angeles County Museum of Art ⓘ |
| notableFor | transport of massive boulder through Los Angeles streets ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2012-06-24 ⓘ |
| outdoor | true ⓘ |
| owner | Los Angeles County Museum of Art ⓘ |
| partOf | LACMA campus ⓘ |
| permanentCollectionOf | Los Angeles County Museum of Art ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| state | completed ⓘ |
| subject | monumental rock ⓘ |
| theme |
interaction between viewer and monumental scale
ⓘ
relationship between mass and perception ⓘ |
| transportRoute | from Riverside County to Los Angeles ⓘ |
| weight | 340 tons ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 2012 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Levitated Mass Description of subject: Levitated Mass is a large-scale outdoor sculpture by artist Michael Heizer featuring a massive suspended boulder installed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Displaced/Replaced Mass