Nelson Leirner
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Nelson Leirner was a Brazilian contemporary artist known for his irreverent, critical, and often humorous works that appropriated popular and religious imagery to question art institutions and consumer culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nelson Leirner canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1170270 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nelson Leirner Context triple: [Escola Nacional de Belas Artes, hasNotableAlumni, Nelson Leirner]
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A.
Luis Corvalán
Luis Corvalán was a Chilean communist politician and long-time leader of the Communist Party of Chile, known internationally for his imprisonment under Pinochet’s dictatorship and subsequent exile.
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B.
Manuel Artime
Manuel Artime was a Cuban exile leader and CIA-backed organizer who became a prominent figure in anti-Castro activities, most notably as a key civilian leader of the Bay of Pigs invasion.
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C.
Jorge Chávez Dartnell
Jorge Chávez Dartnell was a pioneering early 20th-century Peruvian aviator celebrated as a national hero for his record-setting flights and tragic death during an Alpine crossing attempt.
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D.
Mariano Casanova
Mariano Casanova was a Chilean Catholic archbishop and influential church leader known for his role in shaping modern Catholic education in Chile.
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E.
Servando Carrasco
Servando Carrasco is an American professional soccer player and midfielder who has played in Major League Soccer and is married to U.S. women’s national team star Alex Morgan.
- 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: Nelson Leirner Target entity description: Nelson Leirner was a Brazilian contemporary artist known for his irreverent, critical, and often humorous works that appropriated popular and religious imagery to question art institutions and consumer culture.
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A.
Luis Corvalán
Luis Corvalán was a Chilean communist politician and long-time leader of the Communist Party of Chile, known internationally for his imprisonment under Pinochet’s dictatorship and subsequent exile.
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B.
Manuel Artime
Manuel Artime was a Cuban exile leader and CIA-backed organizer who became a prominent figure in anti-Castro activities, most notably as a key civilian leader of the Bay of Pigs invasion.
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C.
Jorge Chávez Dartnell
Jorge Chávez Dartnell was a pioneering early 20th-century Peruvian aviator celebrated as a national hero for his record-setting flights and tragic death during an Alpine crossing attempt.
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D.
Mariano Casanova
Mariano Casanova was a Chilean Catholic archbishop and influential church leader known for his role in shaping modern Catholic education in Chile.
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E.
Servando Carrasco
Servando Carrasco is an American professional soccer player and midfielder who has played in Major League Soccer and is married to U.S. women’s national team star Alex Morgan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian contemporary artist
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human ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
irony and parody
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use of kitsch objects ⓘ use of ready-mades ⓘ use of serial repetition ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Brazil ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1932-01-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | São Paulo ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Brazil ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2020-03-07 ⓘ |
| educatedIn |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| exhibitedAt |
Bienal de São Paulo
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linked to:
São Paulo Art Biennial
Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo ⓘ Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
linked to:
Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro
Museu de Arte de São Paulo ⓘ
linked to:
São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP)
|
| father | Isai Leirner ⓘ |
| field | visual arts ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
installation art
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object-based art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Marcel Duchamp
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pop art movement ⓘ
linked to:
Pop art
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| knownFor |
appropriation of popular imagery
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appropriation of religious imagery ⓘ critical and humorous artworks ⓘ critique of consumer culture ⓘ questioning art institutions ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| mother | Felícia Leirner ⓘ |
| movement |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ pop art ⓘ |
| name | Nelson Leirner ⓘ |
| nationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Adoração
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Homenagem a Fontana ⓘ Porco Empalhado ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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teacher ⓘ |
| relative | Adolpho Leirner ⓘ |
| residence | São Paulo ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
humor
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irreverence ⓘ social criticism ⓘ use of popular culture icons ⓘ use of religious symbols ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage
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Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
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