Vertical Roll
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Vertical Roll is a 1972 experimental video artwork by Joan Jonas that explores female identity and perception through disjointed, flickering imagery created by manipulating the video signal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vertical Roll canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8843431 — 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: Vertical Roll Context triple: [Joan Jonas, notableWork, Vertical Roll]
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A.
Roller
Roller is a surname most notably associated with Alfred Roller, an influential Austrian painter, graphic designer, and stage designer of the Vienna Secession movement.
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B.
The Roller
"The Roller" is a 2011 rock single by English band Beady Eye, noted for its Beatlesque sound and status as one of the group's best-known songs.
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C.
Spiralling
"Spiralling" is a song by the English alternative rock band Keane, known for its upbeat, synth-driven sound and departure from their earlier piano-rock style.
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D.
Cartwheel
Cartwheel was a major World War II Allied military campaign in the Pacific aimed at isolating and neutralizing the Japanese stronghold of Rabaul through a series of coordinated offensives.
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E.
Röllingsen
Röllingsen is a village-level locality that forms part of the town of Soest in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- 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: Vertical Roll Target entity description: Vertical Roll is a 1972 experimental video artwork by Joan Jonas that explores female identity and perception through disjointed, flickering imagery created by manipulating the video signal.
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A.
Roller
Roller is a surname most notably associated with Alfred Roller, an influential Austrian painter, graphic designer, and stage designer of the Vienna Secession movement.
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B.
The Roller
"The Roller" is a 2011 rock single by English band Beady Eye, noted for its Beatlesque sound and status as one of the group's best-known songs.
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C.
Spiralling
"Spiralling" is a song by the English alternative rock band Keane, known for its upbeat, synth-driven sound and departure from their earlier piano-rock style.
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D.
Cartwheel
Cartwheel was a major World War II Allied military campaign in the Pacific aimed at isolating and neutralizing the Japanese stronghold of Rabaul through a series of coordinated offensives.
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E.
Röllingsen
Röllingsen is a village-level locality that forms part of the town of Soest in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental film
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single-channel video ⓘ video artwork ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Joan Jonas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Joan Jonas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitionVenue |
Museum of Modern Art
NERFINISHED
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Tate Modern NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kitchen NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitney Museum of American Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
disjunction between body and image
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mediation of identity through technology ⓘ temporal fragmentation ⓘ the female gaze ⓘ |
| features |
disjointed imagery
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fragmented female body ⓘ mask performance ⓘ mirror imagery ⓘ repeated vertical roll of the image ⓘ |
| featuresWorkBy | performance by Joan Jonas ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental video art
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feminist art ⓘ |
| hasFormat | video tape ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
contemporary video performance art
ⓘ
feminist video artists ⓘ |
| inCollection |
Museum of Modern Art video collection
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Tate collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
female identity
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perception ⓘ representation of women ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white video ⓘ |
| movement |
feminist art movement
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video art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical examination of female representation in media
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early use of video as performance medium ⓘ use of vertical roll as structural device ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Joan Jonas’s early video works ⓘ |
| productionCompany | self-produced by Joan Jonas ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| recordingTechnology | analog video ⓘ |
| runtimeApproximate | 19 minutes ⓘ |
| techniqueUsed |
closed-circuit video
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flickering imagery ⓘ manipulation of video signal ⓘ vertical hold disruption ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s video art ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vertical Roll Description of subject: Vertical Roll is a 1972 experimental video artwork by Joan Jonas that explores female identity and perception through disjointed, flickering imagery created by manipulating the video signal.
Referenced by (1)
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