Scaffold
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Scaffold is a controversial large-scale sculpture by artist Sam Durant that references historical gallows structures to confront the legacy of capital punishment and state violence in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Scaffold canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scaffold Context triple: [Sam Durant, notableWork, Scaffold]
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A.
Scaffolding
"Scaffolding" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that uses the metaphor of builders’ scaffolding to explore the strength and resilience underlying human relationships.
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B.
Concourse
Concourse is a neighborhood in the South Bronx of New York City, known for its proximity to Yankee Stadium and the Grand Concourse boulevard.
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C.
Mezzanine
Mezzanine is a critically acclaimed 1998 album by British trip-hop group Massive Attack, known for its dark, atmospheric sound and influential tracks like "Teardrop."
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D.
Pavilion
Pavilion is a small rural community in British Columbia, Canada, located in the Fraser Canyon region along a major north–south travel corridor.
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E.
A-frame Tower
A-frame Tower is the iconic, monorail-through-the-middle main building of Disney's Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World.
- 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: Scaffold Target entity description: Scaffold is a controversial large-scale sculpture by artist Sam Durant that references historical gallows structures to confront the legacy of capital punishment and state violence in the United States.
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A.
Scaffolding
"Scaffolding" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that uses the metaphor of builders’ scaffolding to explore the strength and resilience underlying human relationships.
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B.
Concourse
Concourse is a neighborhood in the South Bronx of New York City, known for its proximity to Yankee Stadium and the Grand Concourse boulevard.
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C.
Mezzanine
Mezzanine is a critically acclaimed 1998 album by British trip-hop group Massive Attack, known for its dark, atmospheric sound and influential tracks like "Teardrop."
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D.
Pavilion
Pavilion is a small rural community in British Columbia, Canada, located in the Fraser Canyon region along a major north–south travel corridor.
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E.
A-frame Tower
A-frame Tower is the iconic, monorail-through-the-middle main building of Disney's Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticIntentionDescribedAs | confronting the legacy of capital punishment and state violence in the United States ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Walker Art Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfFirstInstallation | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Sam Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | Dakota community leaders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
appropriating Native American historical trauma
ⓘ
insensitivity to the 1862 mass hanging of Dakota men in Mankato ⓘ |
| dateOfControversy | 2017 ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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political art ⓘ |
| hasCause | desire to confront the legacy of capital punishment in the United States ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
debate about representation of historical trauma
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protests by Native American communities ⓘ public controversy ⓘ |
| hasPart | representation of multiple historical gallows structures ⓘ |
| inception | 2012 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location | Minneapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstInstallation |
Kassel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
documenta 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
capital punishment in the United States
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historical gallows ⓘ state violence in the United States ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
steel
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableInstallation |
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walker Art Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Scaffold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Sam Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referencesEvent |
1862 mass execution of 38 Dakota men in Mankato, Minnesota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
multiple historical executions in the United States ⓘ |
| resultOfControversy |
agreement to dismantle the sculpture at the Walker Art Center
ⓘ
transfer of the structure to Dakota tribal authorities for disposal ⓘ |
| theme |
historical memory
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racial injustice in the United States ⓘ state-sanctioned violence ⓘ |
| title | Scaffold ⓘ |
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