Chris Burden
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Chris Burden was an influential American conceptual and performance artist known for provocative works that tested physical limits and explored the relationship between art, danger, and public space.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chris Burden canonical | 19 |
| Christopher Lee Burden | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1628526 — 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: Chris Burden Context triple: [Urban Light, creator, Chris Burden]
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A.
Christian Brevoort Zabriskie
Christian Brevoort Zabriskie was an American businessman and mining executive associated with the Pacific Coast Borax Company, best known as the namesake of Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park.
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B.
Larry Poons
Larry Poons is an American abstract painter known for his vibrant, optically dynamic compositions that evolved from dot-based Op Art to energetic, gestural abstractions.
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C.
Billy Al Bengston
Billy Al Bengston was an American artist associated with the Los Angeles art scene and the West Coast "Finish Fetish" movement, known for his vibrant, lacquered paintings and motorcycle-inspired imagery.
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D.
David Smith
David Smith is a Scottish football executive best known for serving as chairman of Ayr United F.C.
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E.
Tony Smith
Tony Smith was an influential American sculptor and architect best known for his large-scale minimalist geometric sculptures.
- 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: Chris Burden Target entity description: Chris Burden was an influential American conceptual and performance artist known for provocative works that tested physical limits and explored the relationship between art, danger, and public space.
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A.
Christian Brevoort Zabriskie
Christian Brevoort Zabriskie was an American businessman and mining executive associated with the Pacific Coast Borax Company, best known as the namesake of Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park.
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B.
Larry Poons
Larry Poons is an American abstract painter known for his vibrant, optically dynamic compositions that evolved from dot-based Op Art to energetic, gestural abstractions.
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C.
Billy Al Bengston
Billy Al Bengston was an American artist associated with the Los Angeles art scene and the West Coast "Finish Fetish" movement, known for his vibrant, lacquered paintings and motorcycle-inspired imagery.
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D.
David Smith
David Smith is a Scottish football executive best known for serving as chairman of Ayr United F.C.
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E.
Tony Smith
Tony Smith was an influential American sculptor and architect best known for his large-scale minimalist geometric sculptures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artist
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human ⓘ performance artist ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2015 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| artisticFocus |
public space and infrastructure
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relationship between art and danger ⓘ testing physical limits ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Guggenheim Fellowship
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National Endowment for the Arts grant ⓘ |
| birthName |
Christopher Lee Burden
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linked to:
Chris Burden
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| causeOfDeath | melanoma ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1946-04-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-05-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Pomona College
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University of California, Irvine ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
installation art
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performance art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
body art
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endurance art ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
conceptual art
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performance art ⓘ postminimalism ⓘ |
| name | Chris Burden ⓘ |
| notableExhibition |
Venice Biennale
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Whitney Biennial ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beam Drop
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Doomed ⓘ Metropolis II ⓘ Samson ⓘ Shoot ⓘ The Big Wheel ⓘ Trans-fixed ⓘ Urban Light ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
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| placeOfDeath |
Topanga, California, United States
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linked to:
Topanga
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| spouse | Nancy Rubins ⓘ |
| workLocation | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Chris Burden Description of subject: Chris Burden was an influential American conceptual and performance artist known for provocative works that tested physical limits and explored the relationship between art, danger, and public space.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Chris Burden