Lari Pittman
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Lari Pittman is an American painter renowned for his large-scale, densely layered, and vividly colored works that explore themes of identity, politics, and queer experience.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lari Pittman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10133044 — 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: Lari Pittman Context triple: [Matthew Marks Gallery, represents, Lari Pittman]
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A.
Karen Pittman
Karen Pittman is an American actress known for her work in television, film, and theater, including prominent roles in series like The Morning Show and And Just Like That.
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B.
Laurie Parker
Laurie Parker is a film producer known for her work on the drama "North Country" and other notable Hollywood projects.
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C.
Laurie Johnson
Laurie Johnson is a British composer and bandleader best known for his film and television scores, including his work on the satirical Cold War film "Dr. Strangelove."
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D.
Dana York
Dana York is an American woman best known as the widow of rock musician Tom Petty, whom she married in 2001 and remained with until his death.
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E.
Valerie Pitts
Valerie Pitts is a British television presenter and former BBC announcer best known as the widow of renowned conductor Sir Georg Solti.
- 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: Lari Pittman Target entity description: Lari Pittman is an American painter renowned for his large-scale, densely layered, and vividly colored works that explore themes of identity, politics, and queer experience.
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A.
Karen Pittman
Karen Pittman is an American actress known for her work in television, film, and theater, including prominent roles in series like The Morning Show and And Just Like That.
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B.
Laurie Parker
Laurie Parker is a film producer known for her work on the drama "North Country" and other notable Hollywood projects.
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C.
Laurie Johnson
Laurie Johnson is a British composer and bandleader best known for his film and television scores, including his work on the satirical Cold War film "Dr. Strangelove."
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D.
Dana York
Dana York is an American woman best known as the widow of rock musician Tom Petty, whom she married in 2001 and remained with until his death.
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E.
Valerie Pitts
Valerie Pitts is a British television presenter and former BBC announcer best known as the widow of renowned conductor Sir Georg Solti.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artist
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human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Association of Art Museum Curators Award for Excellence
NERFINISHED
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Skowhegan Medal for Painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-01-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | California Institute of the Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| familyName | Pittman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | painting ⓘ |
| genre |
abstract painting
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figurative painting ⓘ |
| givenName | Lari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
NERFINISHED
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ The Museum of Modern Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitney Museum of American Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Latin American art
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Pattern and Decoration movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Pop art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary art
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postmodern art ⓘ |
| name | Lari Pittman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableExhibition |
Lari Pittman: Declaration of Independence (Hammer Museum, 2019)
NERFINISHED
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Lari Pittman: Orangerie (Hammer Museum) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
densely layered compositions
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exploration of identity ⓘ exploration of queer experience ⓘ large-scale paintings ⓘ politically engaged art ⓘ vividly colored works ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Decorated Chronology of Insistence and Resignation
NERFINISHED
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Once a Noun, Now a Verb #1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
painter
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professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| spouse | Roy Dowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
desire
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history ⓘ identity ⓘ politics ⓘ queer experience ⓘ |
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Referenced by (1)
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