Ballena (sculpture) by Gabriel Orozco
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Ballena is a large-scale whale skeleton sculpture by Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco, notable for its minimalist intervention on a real cetacean skeleton and its striking installation in Mexico City’s Biblioteca Vasconcelos.
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| Ballena (sculpture) by Gabriel Orozco canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ballena (sculpture) by Gabriel Orozco Context triple: [Biblioteca Vasconcelos, hasArtwork, Ballena (sculpture) by Gabriel Orozco]
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Frank Gehry’s Peix d’Or sculpture
Frank Gehry’s Peix d’Or is a monumental, shimmering golden fish sculpture in Barcelona, renowned as an iconic piece of contemporary public art along the city’s waterfront.
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The Big Fish sculpture
The Big Fish sculpture is a large ceramic mosaic salmon artwork on Belfast’s River Lagan waterfront, created to celebrate the city’s regeneration and commemorate its history.
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Alexander Calder’s stabile “Elephant”
Alexander Calder’s stabile “Elephant” is a large abstract metal sculpture, characteristic of Calder’s bold, curving forms and playful sense of balance, evoking the shape and presence of an elephant.
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La Mano sculpture
La Mano sculpture is an iconic seaside artwork in Punta del Este, Uruguay, depicting a giant hand emerging from the sand and serving as one of the city's most recognizable symbols.
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La Paloma (sculpture)
La Paloma is a prominent contemporary sculpture associated with the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, recognized as one of its signature artworks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ballena (sculpture) by Gabriel Orozco Target entity description: Ballena is a large-scale whale skeleton sculpture by Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco, notable for its minimalist intervention on a real cetacean skeleton and its striking installation in Mexico City’s Biblioteca Vasconcelos.
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A.
Frank Gehry’s Peix d’Or sculpture
Frank Gehry’s Peix d’Or is a monumental, shimmering golden fish sculpture in Barcelona, renowned as an iconic piece of contemporary public art along the city’s waterfront.
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B.
The Big Fish sculpture
The Big Fish sculpture is a large ceramic mosaic salmon artwork on Belfast’s River Lagan waterfront, created to celebrate the city’s regeneration and commemorate its history.
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C.
Alexander Calder’s stabile “Elephant”
Alexander Calder’s stabile “Elephant” is a large abstract metal sculpture, characteristic of Calder’s bold, curving forms and playful sense of balance, evoking the shape and presence of an elephant.
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D.
La Mano sculpture
La Mano sculpture is an iconic seaside artwork in Punta del Este, Uruguay, depicting a giant hand emerging from the sand and serving as one of the city's most recognizable symbols.
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E.
La Paloma (sculpture)
La Paloma is a prominent contemporary sculpture associated with the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, recognized as one of its signature artworks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm | installation art ⓘ |
| artist | Gabriel Orozco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mexican contemporary art
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minimalist aesthetics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| creator | Gabriel Orozco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Mexican ⓘ |
| depicts | whale skeleton ⓘ |
| displayedAs | hanging skeletal structure ⓘ |
| displayEnvironment | library atrium ⓘ |
| displayType | permanent installation ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Biblioteca Vasconcelos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | public art ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasArtisticApproach | minimal intervention on found object ⓘ |
| hasArtisticMedium |
animal remains
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bone ⓘ |
| hasAudience | library visitors ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Mexican public cultural institution ⓘ |
| hasDisplayCity | Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpatialOrientation | suspended above library users ⓘ |
| hasTitleMeaning | Ballena means whale in Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | large-scale sculpture ⓘ |
| hasVisualImpact | striking installation in reading space ⓘ |
| installationContext | public library interior ⓘ |
| integratedInto | architecture of Biblioteca Vasconcelos ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | to provoke reflection on life, death, and knowledge ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheCountry | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Biblioteca Vasconcelos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
cetacean bones
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whale skeleton ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale skeletal structure
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minimalist intervention on a real cetacean skeleton ⓘ site-specific installation in a library ⓘ |
| partOf | art collection of Biblioteca Vasconcelos ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByArtist | Gabriel Orozco’s skeletal and found-object works ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | whale ⓘ |
| theme |
relationship between nature and culture
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scale and perception in architectural space ⓘ transformation of organic remains into art ⓘ |
| titleInLanguage | Ballena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesFoundObject | real cetacean skeleton ⓘ |
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