Cy Twombly Gallery
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The Cy Twombly Gallery is a dedicated museum space in Houston, Texas, showcasing an extensive collection of works by American artist Cy Twombly.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cy Twombly Gallery canonical | 6 |
| Cy Twombly Gallery collection | 1 |
| Cy Twombly Gallery, Houston | 1 |
| exhibited at Cy Twombly Gallery | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1330849 — 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: Cy Twombly Gallery Context triple: [Menil Collection, hasPart, Cy Twombly Gallery]
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Ferus Gallery
Ferus Gallery was a pioneering contemporary art gallery in Los Angeles in the late 1950s and early 1960s, known for launching the careers of influential American artists and hosting Andy Warhol’s first West Coast exhibition.
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Allen Gallery
Allen Gallery is a museum in Alton, Hampshire, England, best known for its extensive collections of ceramics and local art.
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Addison Gallery of American Art
The Addison Gallery of American Art is a renowned museum in Andover, Massachusetts, celebrated for its extensive collection of American art spanning the 18th century to the present.
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Gagosian Gallery
Gagosian Gallery is a world-renowned contemporary art gallery, part of Larry Gagosian’s global network of exhibition spaces showcasing leading modern and contemporary artists.
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Glenstone Museum
Glenstone Museum is a private contemporary art museum and sculpture park in Potomac, Maryland, known for its integration of world-class art, architecture, and landscape.
- 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: Cy Twombly Gallery Target entity description: The Cy Twombly Gallery is a dedicated museum space in Houston, Texas, showcasing an extensive collection of works by American artist Cy Twombly.
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A.
Ferus Gallery
Ferus Gallery was a pioneering contemporary art gallery in Los Angeles in the late 1950s and early 1960s, known for launching the careers of influential American artists and hosting Andy Warhol’s first West Coast exhibition.
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B.
Allen Gallery
Allen Gallery is a museum in Alton, Hampshire, England, best known for its extensive collections of ceramics and local art.
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C.
Addison Gallery of American Art
The Addison Gallery of American Art is a renowned museum in Andover, Massachusetts, celebrated for its extensive collection of American art spanning the 18th century to the present.
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D.
Gagosian Gallery
Gagosian Gallery is a world-renowned contemporary art gallery, part of Larry Gagosian’s global network of exhibition spaces showcasing leading modern and contemporary artists.
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E.
Glenstone Museum
Glenstone Museum is a private contemporary art museum and sculpture park in Potomac, Maryland, known for its integration of world-class art, architecture, and landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
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single-artist museum ⓘ |
| admissionPolicy | free admission ⓘ |
| architect | Renzo Piano ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modernist architecture ⓘ |
| associatedArtist | Cy Twombly ⓘ |
| buildingUse | public museum ⓘ |
| city | Houston ⓘ |
| collectionType |
contemporary art
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modern art ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Dominique de Menil
ⓘ
John de Menil ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dedicatedSpaceFor | permanent Cy Twombly installations ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Cy Twombly ⓘ |
| exhibits | works by Cy Twombly ⓘ |
| genre | art museum ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
large-scale paintings by Cy Twombly
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sculptures by Cy Twombly ⓘ works on paper by Cy Twombly ⓘ |
| hasCuratorialFocus |
abstract expressionism-related work
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late 20th-century art ⓘ |
| hasExhibitionSpaceType | single-artist permanent galleries ⓘ |
| hasLightingDesign | daylight-modulating roof system ⓘ |
| hasPermanentCollection | yes ⓘ |
| hasType | gallery building ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.menil.org/visit/cy-twombly-gallery ⓘ |
| inception | 1995 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Houston
ⓘ
Houston, Texas ⓘ
linked to:
Houston
Texas ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Montrose, Houston ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cy Twombly ⓘ |
| notableFor |
natural-light gallery spaces
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permanent installation of Cy Twombly works ⓘ |
| openingDate | February 1995 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Menil Collection ⓘ |
| operatorType | nonprofit art institution ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Menil Foundation ⓘ |
| partOf | Menil Collection campus ⓘ |
| postalAddressLocality | Houston ⓘ |
| primaryFocus |
drawing
ⓘ
painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
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Subject: Cy Twombly Gallery Description of subject: The Cy Twombly Gallery is a dedicated museum space in Houston, Texas, showcasing an extensive collection of works by American artist Cy Twombly.
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