Thomas Demand
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Thomas Demand is a contemporary German artist known for his meticulously constructed life-sized paper models that he photographs to explore themes of memory, media, and representation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Demand canonical | 9 |
| Thomas Demand’s body of work | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T845881 — 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: Thomas Demand Context triple: [The Phillips Collection, hasWorkBy, Thomas Demand]
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A.
Wolfgang Tillmans
Wolfgang Tillmans is a German photographer and artist renowned for his innovative, often abstract and experimental approach to photography that blurs the boundaries between fine art and documentary.
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B.
Tavares Strachan
Tavares Strachan is a Bahamian-born conceptual artist known for his ambitious, research-driven projects that explore themes of identity, history, and the politics of visibility.
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C.
Wolfgang Laib
Wolfgang Laib is a German contemporary artist renowned for his meditative, minimalist installations using natural materials such as pollen, milk, and beeswax.
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D.
Jeremy Deller
Jeremy Deller is a British conceptual and video artist known for socially engaged works that explore history, politics, and popular culture.
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E.
Olafur Eliasson
Olafur Eliasson is a Danish-Icelandic artist renowned for large-scale installations and artworks that explore perception, light, and the environment.
- 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: Thomas Demand Target entity description: Thomas Demand is a contemporary German artist known for his meticulously constructed life-sized paper models that he photographs to explore themes of memory, media, and representation.
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A.
Wolfgang Tillmans
Wolfgang Tillmans is a German photographer and artist renowned for his innovative, often abstract and experimental approach to photography that blurs the boundaries between fine art and documentary.
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B.
Tavares Strachan
Tavares Strachan is a Bahamian-born conceptual artist known for his ambitious, research-driven projects that explore themes of identity, history, and the politics of visibility.
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C.
Wolfgang Laib
Wolfgang Laib is a German contemporary artist renowned for his meditative, minimalist installations using natural materials such as pollen, milk, and beeswax.
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D.
Jeremy Deller
Jeremy Deller is a British conceptual and video artist known for socially engaged works that explore history, politics, and popular culture.
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E.
Olafur Eliasson
Olafur Eliasson is a Danish-Icelandic artist renowned for large-scale installations and artworks that explore perception, light, and the environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artist
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person ⓘ photographer ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| artisticMedium |
cardboard
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paper ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
constructed photography
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staged photography ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
architecture
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collective memory ⓘ media ⓘ memory ⓘ political events ⓘ representation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1964 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich
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linked to:
Academy of Fine Arts Munich
Goldsmiths, University of London ⓘ Kunstakademie Düsseldorf ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conceptual photography
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contemporary art ⓘ installation art ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasExhibitedAt |
Fondazione Prada, Milan
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linked to:
Fondazione Prada
Museum of Modern Art, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin ⓘ
linked to:
Neue Nationalgalerie
Serpentine Gallery, London ⓘ
linked to:
Serpentine Gallery
Sprueth Magers gallery ⓘ Tate Modern, London ⓘ
linked to:
Tate Modern
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| influencedBy |
photographic representation in mass media
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political photojournalism ⓘ |
| influences | younger generations of conceptual photographers ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Demand ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
meticulously constructed life-sized paper models
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photographs of paper and cardboard reconstructions of real spaces ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Clearing
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Control Room ⓘ Grotto ⓘ Kitchen ⓘ Office ⓘ
linked to:
"Office"
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| occupation |
artist
ⓘ
photographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Munich ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
building life-sized models from paper and cardboard
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photographing models and then destroying them ⓘ |
| workProcess |
eliminates human figures from reconstructed scenes
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reconstructs scenes from media images ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Demand Description of subject: Thomas Demand is a contemporary German artist known for his meticulously constructed life-sized paper models that he photographs to explore themes of memory, media, and representation.
Referenced by (10)
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