Carsten Höller
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Carsten Höller is a contemporary German artist known for his large-scale, interactive installations that explore perception, play, and human behavior.
All labels observed (1)
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| Carsten Höller canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carsten Höller Context triple: [The Phillips Collection, hasWorkBy, Carsten Höller]
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A.
Thomas Demand
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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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.
Pierre Huyghe
Pierre Huyghe is a French contemporary artist known for his conceptual, multimedia installations that often explore time, memory, and the relationship between reality and fiction.
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D.
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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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: Carsten Höller Target entity description: Carsten Höller is a contemporary German artist known for his large-scale, interactive installations that explore perception, play, and human behavior.
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A.
Thomas Demand
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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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.
Pierre Huyghe
Pierre Huyghe is a French contemporary artist known for his conceptual, multimedia installations that often explore time, memory, and the relationship between reality and fiction.
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D.
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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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 (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German artist
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conceptual artist ⓘ contemporary artist ⓘ human ⓘ installation artist ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
doubt and decision-making
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human behavior ⓘ participation and interaction ⓘ perception ⓘ play ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1961 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ installation art ⓘ interactive art ⓘ |
| hasAcademicBackgroundIn |
agricultural science
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biology ⓘ |
| hasExhibitedAt |
Fondazione Prada
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Guggenheim Museum, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Hayward Gallery ⓘ New Museum, New York ⓘ Tate Modern ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary art
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relational aesthetics ⓘ |
| name | Carsten Höller ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale interactive installations
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works exploring perception ⓘ works exploring play and human behavior ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Decision
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Mirror Carousel ⓘ
linked to:
Mirror maze
Slide at Tate Modern Turbine Hall ⓘ
linked to:
Tate Modern
Soma ⓘ Test Site ⓘ The Double Club ⓘ Upside Down Mushroom Room ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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visual artist ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Venice Biennale ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Brussels
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linked to:
Brussels, Belgium
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| styleCharacteristic |
immersive environments
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scientific experimentation in art ⓘ viewer participation ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
large-scale installations
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light installations ⓘ mechanical structures ⓘ slides ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berlin
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Stockholm ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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