Alanna Heiss
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Alanna Heiss is an American curator and arts administrator best known for pioneering alternative art spaces and founding the influential contemporary art institution MoMA PS1 in New York City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alanna Heiss canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T950487 — 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: Alanna Heiss Context triple: [MoMA PS1, founder, Alanna Heiss]
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A.
Erica Sherover
Erica Sherover was a scholar and activist best known as the partner and later wife of critical theorist Herbert Marcuse, with whom she collaborated intellectually and politically.
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B.
Mary Newman
Mary Newman was the first wife of the English sea captain and explorer Sir Francis Drake in the late 16th century.
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C.
Adrienne Nesser
Adrienne Nesser is an American activist and former boutique owner best known as the longtime wife of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong.
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D.
Anna Beth Sully
Anna Beth Sully was the first wife of silent film star Douglas Fairbanks, whom she married before his rise to Hollywood fame.
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E.
Colleen Sostorics
Colleen Sostorics is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman and three-time Olympic gold medallist who starred with the national women’s team.
- 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: Alanna Heiss Target entity description: Alanna Heiss is an American curator and arts administrator best known for pioneering alternative art spaces and founding the influential contemporary art institution MoMA PS1 in New York City.
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A.
Erica Sherover
Erica Sherover was a scholar and activist best known as the partner and later wife of critical theorist Herbert Marcuse, with whom she collaborated intellectually and politically.
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B.
Mary Newman
Mary Newman was the first wife of the English sea captain and explorer Sir Francis Drake in the late 16th century.
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C.
Adrienne Nesser
Adrienne Nesser is an American activist and former boutique owner best known as the longtime wife of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong.
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D.
Anna Beth Sully
Anna Beth Sully was the first wife of silent film star Douglas Fairbanks, whom she married before his rise to Hollywood fame.
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E.
Colleen Sostorics
Colleen Sostorics is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman and three-time Olympic gold medallist who starred with the national women’s team.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art curator
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arts administrator ⓘ human ⓘ museum director ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
New York contemporary art scene
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international contemporary art institutions ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Museum of Modern Art, New York
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linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
PS1 Contemporary Art Center ⓘ
linked to:
MoMA PS1
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| familyName | Heiss ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ installation art ⓘ |
| founded |
Clocktower Gallery
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PS1 Contemporary Art Center ⓘ
linked to:
MoMA PS1
The Institute for Art and Urban Resources ⓘ |
| genre | experimental art curation ⓘ |
| givenName | Alanna ⓘ |
| hasRole |
founding director of PS1
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pioneer of nonprofit art spaces in New York ⓘ |
| influenced |
alternative art spaces in the United States
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institutional approaches to contemporary art exhibitions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding PS1 Contemporary Art Center
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leading MoMA PS1 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement |
alternative art spaces movement
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postmodern art ⓘ |
| name | Alanna Heiss ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | integration of PS1 with the Museum of Modern Art to form MoMA PS1 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering alternative art spaces in New York City
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supporting site-specific and experimental art ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Clocktower Gallery exhibition program
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development of PS1 as a major contemporary art institution ⓘ early exhibitions of site-specific installations at PS1 ⓘ |
| occupation |
arts administrator
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curator ⓘ museum director ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of Clocktower Gallery
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director of MoMA PS1 ⓘ director of PS1 Contemporary Art Center ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (6)
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