Bicycle Wheel
E201410
Bicycle Wheel is a pioneering readymade artwork by Marcel Duchamp that consists of a bicycle wheel mounted on a stool, challenging traditional notions of art and authorship.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bicycle Wheel canonical | 7 |
| Bicycle Wheel (replicas) | 1 |
| Roue de bicyclette | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1797736 — 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: Bicycle Wheel Context triple: [Marcel Duchamp, notableWork, Bicycle Wheel]
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A.
Koło
Koło is a town in central Poland that served as a transit point for Jews and other victims deported to the Chełmno extermination camp during the Holocaust.
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B.
St. Louis Wheel
The St. Louis Wheel is a large observation Ferris wheel in downtown St. Louis that offers panoramic views of the city skyline and surrounding landmarks.
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C.
Wheelie
Wheelie is a small, wisecracking Autobot from the Transformers franchise known for his rhyming speech and comic-relief role.
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D.
Velo
Velo is a nicotine pouch brand owned by British American Tobacco, marketed as a smokeless alternative to traditional cigarettes.
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E.
Schwalbe
Schwalbe was the German nickname for the Messerschmitt Me 262, the pioneering World War II jet fighter aircraft.
- 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: Bicycle Wheel Target entity description: Bicycle Wheel is a pioneering readymade artwork by Marcel Duchamp that consists of a bicycle wheel mounted on a stool, challenging traditional notions of art and authorship.
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A.
Koło
Koło is a town in central Poland that served as a transit point for Jews and other victims deported to the Chełmno extermination camp during the Holocaust.
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B.
St. Louis Wheel
The St. Louis Wheel is a large observation Ferris wheel in downtown St. Louis that offers panoramic views of the city skyline and surrounding landmarks.
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C.
Wheelie
Wheelie is a small, wisecracking Autobot from the Transformers franchise known for his rhyming speech and comic-relief role.
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D.
Velo
Velo is a nicotine pouch brand owned by British American Tobacco, marketed as a smokeless alternative to traditional cigarettes.
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E.
Schwalbe
Schwalbe was the German nickname for the Messerschmitt Me 262, the pioneering World War II jet fighter aircraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
readymade artwork
ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm | conceptual art ⓘ |
| artisticFunction | anti-retinal art ⓘ |
| author | Marcel Duchamp ⓘ |
| collection |
Israel Museum (reconstruction)
ⓘ
linked to:
Israel Museum
Museum of Modern Art (reconstruction) ⓘ
linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
|
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Marcel Duchamp ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| describedAs |
first readymade by Marcel Duchamp
ⓘ
pioneering readymade artwork ⓘ |
| exhibitedIn | various 20th-century modern art exhibitions ⓘ |
| genre | Dada ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
appropriation of everyday objects
ⓘ
artist’s choice as creative act ⓘ redefinition of art object ⓘ |
| hasPart |
front bicycle wheel
ⓘ
stool ⓘ |
| hasType | assemblage ⓘ |
| inception | 1913 ⓘ |
| influenced |
conceptual art movement
ⓘ
later readymade artworks ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | Paris ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bicycle wheel
ⓘ
wooden stool ⓘ |
| movement | Dada ⓘ |
| movementAssociatedWithCreator | Dada ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
combines everyday manufactured objects
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invites viewer interaction through spinning wheel ⓘ lacks traditional craftsmanship ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle |
Roue de bicyclette
ⓘ
linked to:
Bicycle Wheel
|
| partOfSeries | Duchamp readymades ⓘ |
| purpose |
to challenge traditional notions of art
ⓘ
to question authorship in art ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Bottle Rack
ⓘ
Fountain ⓘ In Advance of the Broken Arm ⓘ |
| significantEvent | reconstructed multiple times by Duchamp ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art historical analysis
ⓘ
conceptual art theory discussions ⓘ |
| title | Bicycle Wheel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bicycle Wheel Description of subject: Bicycle Wheel is a pioneering readymade artwork by Marcel Duchamp that consists of a bicycle wheel mounted on a stool, challenging traditional notions of art and authorship.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bicycle Wheel
linked to: Bicycle Wheel