A Thousand Years
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A Thousand Years is a provocative installation artwork by Damien Hirst featuring a life cycle of flies within glass vitrines, exploring themes of death, decay, and the fragility of life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Thousand Years canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1697416 — 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: A Thousand Years Context triple: [Damien Hirst, notableWork, A Thousand Years]
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A.
When I Come Around
"When I Come Around" is a popular 1994 punk rock song by Green Day from their breakthrough album "Dookie," known for its catchy melody and themes of youthful restlessness.
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B.
All of Me
All of Me is a 1984 fantasy-comedy film starring Steve Martin as a lawyer whose body is comically shared with the soul of a deceased heiress.
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C.
All of Me
"All of Me" is a 2013 piano-driven R&B ballad by John Legend that became one of his signature love songs and a global hit.
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D.
All of Me
"All of Me" is a studio album by American R&B singer Estelle that showcases her blend of soulful vocals, hip hop influences, and contemporary pop production.
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E.
One Song
"One Song" is a romantic ballad sung by the Prince in Disney's 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- 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: A Thousand Years Target entity description: A Thousand Years is a provocative installation artwork by Damien Hirst featuring a life cycle of flies within glass vitrines, exploring themes of death, decay, and the fragility of life.
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A.
When I Come Around
"When I Come Around" is a popular 1994 punk rock song by Green Day from their breakthrough album "Dookie," known for its catchy melody and themes of youthful restlessness.
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B.
All of Me
All of Me is a 1984 fantasy-comedy film starring Steve Martin as a lawyer whose body is comically shared with the soul of a deceased heiress.
-
C.
All of Me
"All of Me" is a 2013 piano-driven R&B ballad by John Legend that became one of his signature love songs and a global hit.
-
D.
All of Me
"All of Me" is a studio album by American R&B singer Estelle that showcases her blend of soulful vocals, hip hop influences, and contemporary pop production.
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E.
One Song
"One Song" is a romantic ballad sung by the Prince in Disney's 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artwork
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installation artwork ⓘ |
| artist | Damien Hirst ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | late 20th century contemporary art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Damien Hirst ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | British ⓘ |
| depicts | life cycle of flies ⓘ |
| exhibitionPractice |
displayed in a gallery space
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requires controlled environment ⓘ |
| featuresProcess |
flies breeding
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flies dying on an insect-o-cutor ⓘ flies feeding ⓘ flies hatching ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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installation art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
breeding environment for flies
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glass vitrine containing a severed cow’s head ⓘ glass vitrine containing an insect-o-cutor ⓘ pool of blood ⓘ sugar cube or sugar tray ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
memento mori tradition
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vanitas symbolism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
death
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decay ⓘ fragility of life ⓘ mortality ⓘ violence of nature ⓘ |
| movement | Young British Artists ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial use of living creatures
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exploration of the full life cycle within the artwork ⓘ graphic depiction of death and decay ⓘ use of real animals and insects ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Mother and Child (Divided)
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The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living ⓘ |
| theme |
biological processes as art
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nature as indifferent force ⓘ relationship between life and death ⓘ spectatorship of suffering ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
blood
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cow’s head ⓘ flies ⓘ glass vitrines ⓘ insect-o-cutor ⓘ insects ⓘ steel ⓘ sugar ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Thousand Years Description of subject: A Thousand Years is a provocative installation artwork by Damien Hirst featuring a life cycle of flies within glass vitrines, exploring themes of death, decay, and the fragility of life.
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