The Matter of Time
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The Matter of Time is a monumental series of weathered steel sculptures by Richard Serra that creates immersive, maze-like spatial experiences for viewers, permanently installed at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Matter of Time canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6013863 — 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: The Matter of Time Context triple: [Richard Serra, notableWork, The Matter of Time]
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A.
The Refusal of Time
The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
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B.
Laws of Time
The Laws of Time are the strict temporal regulations in the Doctor Who universe that govern how Time Lords may interact with and alter history.
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C.
El Rio del Tiempo
El Rio del Tiempo was a boat ride attraction in Epcot’s Mexico Pavilion at Walt Disney World that took guests on a scenic journey through Mexican history and culture.
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D.
The Time Meddler
The Time Meddler is a 1965 Doctor Who serial that introduced the recurring villain known as the Meddling Monk, one of the earliest renegade Time Lords encountered by the Doctor.
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E.
Nick of Time
"Nick of Time" is a classic episode of the original The Twilight Zone series in which a superstitious man becomes obsessed with a fortune-telling machine in a small-town diner.
- 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: The Matter of Time Target entity description: The Matter of Time is a monumental series of weathered steel sculptures by Richard Serra that creates immersive, maze-like spatial experiences for viewers, permanently installed at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
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A.
The Refusal of Time
The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
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B.
Laws of Time
The Laws of Time are the strict temporal regulations in the Doctor Who universe that govern how Time Lords may interact with and alter history.
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C.
El Rio del Tiempo
El Rio del Tiempo was a boat ride attraction in Epcot’s Mexico Pavilion at Walt Disney World that took guests on a scenic journey through Mexican history and culture.
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D.
The Time Meddler
The Time Meddler is a 1965 Doctor Who serial that introduced the recurring villain known as the Meddling Monk, one of the earliest renegade Time Lords encountered by the Doctor.
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E.
Nick of Time
"Nick of Time" is a classic episode of the original The Twilight Zone series in which a superstitious man becomes obsessed with a fortune-telling machine in a small-town diner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
installation art
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sculpture series ⓘ |
| architecturalContext | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao building designed by Frank Gehry ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Guggenheim Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Bilbao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedAs | permanent installation ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| creator | Richard Serra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
immersive
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maze-like ⓘ monumental ⓘ |
| exhibitionSpaceType | large gallery ⓘ |
| genre | minimalist sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Between the Torus and the Sphere
NERFINISHED
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Double Torqued Ellipse NERFINISHED ⓘ Sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ Snake NERFINISHED ⓘ Torqued Ellipse I NERFINISHED ⓘ Torqued Ellipse II NERFINISHED ⓘ Torqued Ellipse III NERFINISHED ⓘ Torqued Ellipse IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 2005 ⓘ |
| installationType | site-specific installation ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheArchitecturalStructure | Arcelor Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
COR-TEN steel
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weathered steel ⓘ |
| movement | Minimalism ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Richard Serra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| permanentCollectionOf | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structuralCharacteristic |
curved steel plates
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elliptical volumes ⓘ labyrinthine paths ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
space
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time ⓘ |
| title | The Matter of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitorExperience |
spatial disorientation
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walk-through ⓘ |
| yearOfCompletion | 2005 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Matter of Time Description of subject: The Matter of Time is a monumental series of weathered steel sculptures by Richard Serra that creates immersive, maze-like spatial experiences for viewers, permanently installed at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Matter of Time