The Matter of Time by Richard Serra
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The Matter of Time by Richard Serra is a monumental installation of towering, curved steel sculptures that visitors can walk through, creating an immersive experience of space, time, and movement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Matter of Time by Richard Serra canonical | 1 |
| housing Richard Serra’s installation "The Matter of Time" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Matter of Time by Richard Serra Context triple: [Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, notableWorkOnSite, The Matter of Time by Richard Serra]
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Maman by Louise Bourgeois
Maman by Louise Bourgeois is a monumental bronze spider sculpture renowned for its towering scale and evocative exploration of themes of motherhood, protection, and vulnerability.
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B.
The Archer by Henry Moore
The Archer by Henry Moore is a large abstract bronze sculpture by the renowned British modernist sculptor, prominently installed in a public plaza in Toronto.
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C.
Voice of Fire by Barnett Newman
Voice of Fire by Barnett Newman is a large-scale abstract painting featuring three vertical stripes that became famous and controversial in Canada after its high-profile acquisition by the National Gallery of Canada.
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D.
Sun Voyager sculpture
The Sun Voyager sculpture is a striking steel artwork on Reykjavík’s waterfront that resembles a Viking ship and symbolizes exploration, hope, and the promise of undiscovered territory.
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E.
Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Matter of Time by Richard Serra Target entity description: The Matter of Time by Richard Serra is a monumental installation of towering, curved steel sculptures that visitors can walk through, creating an immersive experience of space, time, and movement.
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A.
Maman by Louise Bourgeois
Maman by Louise Bourgeois is a monumental bronze spider sculpture renowned for its towering scale and evocative exploration of themes of motherhood, protection, and vulnerability.
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B.
The Archer by Henry Moore
The Archer by Henry Moore is a large abstract bronze sculpture by the renowned British modernist sculptor, prominently installed in a public plaza in Toronto.
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C.
Voice of Fire by Barnett Newman
Voice of Fire by Barnett Newman is a large-scale abstract painting featuring three vertical stripes that became famous and controversial in Canada after its high-profile acquisition by the National Gallery of Canada.
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D.
Sun Voyager sculpture
The Sun Voyager sculpture is a striking steel artwork on Reykjavík’s waterfront that resembles a Viking ship and symbolizes exploration, hope, and the promise of undiscovered territory.
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E.
Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
installation art
ⓘ
sculpture series ⓘ site-specific artwork ⓘ |
| artForm |
environmental sculpture
ⓘ
large-scale sculpture ⓘ |
| artist | Richard Serra ⓘ |
| city | Bilbao ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| creator | Richard Serra ⓘ |
| describedAs | immersive sculpture environment ⓘ |
| fabricatedBy | industrial steel workshops ⓘ |
| feature |
curved steel plates
ⓘ
elliptical volumes ⓘ labyrinthine passages ⓘ spiral forms ⓘ |
| genre | minimalist sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Between the Torus and the Sphere I
ⓘ
linked to:
Torqued Ellipses
Between the Torus and the Sphere II ⓘ
linked to:
Torqued Ellipses
Between the Torus and the Sphere III ⓘ
linked to:
Torqued Ellipses
Double Torqued Ellipse ⓘ
linked to:
Torqued Ellipses
Snake ⓘ Torqued Ellipse I ⓘ
linked to:
Torqued Ellipses
Torqued Ellipse II ⓘ
linked to:
Torqued Ellipses
Torqued Ellipse III ⓘ
linked to:
Torqued Ellipses
Torqued Ellipse IV ⓘ
linked to:
Torqued Ellipses
|
| height | up to approximately 4 meters ⓘ |
| inception | 2005 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 130 meters total ⓘ |
| locatedInTheArchitecturalStructure |
ArcelorMittal Gallery
ⓘ
largest gallery of Guggenheim Museum Bilbao ⓘ |
| location | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao ⓘ |
| mass | several hundred tons ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
Cor-Ten steel
ⓘ
weathering steel ⓘ |
| movement |
Process art
ⓘ
contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Richard Serra ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 8 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao ⓘ |
| permanentExhibition | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao ⓘ |
| purpose | to explore perception of space and time ⓘ |
| surfaceTreatment | naturally oxidized steel patina ⓘ |
| theme |
movement
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space ⓘ time ⓘ |
| title | The Matter of Time ⓘ |
| visitorInteraction | walk-through installation ⓘ |
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linked to: The Matter of Time by Richard Serra