Imi Knoebel
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Imi Knoebel is a German minimalist and abstract artist known for his geometric, color-focused paintings and sculptural works.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Imi Knoebel canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2060052 — 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: Imi Knoebel Context triple: [Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, hasNotableAlumnus, Imi Knoebel]
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A.
Joseph Vilsmaier
Joseph Vilsmaier was a German film director and cinematographer known for his historical and war dramas, including the World War II film "Stalingrad."
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B.
John David Stier
John David Stier is the son of Nobel Prize–winning mathematician John Nash and Eleanor Stier.
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C.
Jan Letzel
Jan Letzel was a Czech architect best known for designing Hiroshima’s Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, whose ruins are preserved as the Genbaku Dome after the atomic bombing.
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D.
Linda Arvidson
Linda Arvidson was an early American silent film actress and writer, best known for her work in pioneering films of the 1900s and her association with director D. W. Griffith.
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E.
Lev Kerbel
Lev Kerbel was a prominent Soviet sculptor renowned for his monumental public works and statues of communist leaders.
- 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: Imi Knoebel Target entity description: Imi Knoebel is a German minimalist and abstract artist known for his geometric, color-focused paintings and sculptural works.
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A.
Joseph Vilsmaier
Joseph Vilsmaier was a German film director and cinematographer known for his historical and war dramas, including the World War II film "Stalingrad."
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B.
John David Stier
John David Stier is the son of Nobel Prize–winning mathematician John Nash and Eleanor Stier.
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C.
Jan Letzel
Jan Letzel was a Czech architect best known for designing Hiroshima’s Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, whose ruins are preserved as the Genbaku Dome after the atomic bombing.
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D.
Linda Arvidson
Linda Arvidson was an early American silent film actress and writer, best known for her work in pioneering films of the 1900s and her association with director D. W. Griffith.
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E.
Lev Kerbel
Lev Kerbel was a prominent Soviet sculptor renowned for his monumental public works and statues of communist leaders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract artist
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artist ⓘ human ⓘ minimalist artist ⓘ painter ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
color field painting
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geometric abstraction ⓘ |
| birthName | Klaus Wolf Knoebel ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-12-31 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
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linked to:
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
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| familyName | Knoebel ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
installation art
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painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| genre | non-objective art ⓘ |
| givenName | Klaus ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Centre Pompidou, Paris
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linked to:
Centre Pompidou
Dia Art Foundation ⓘ Kunstmuseum Bonn ⓘ Museum of Modern Art, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
Tate Modern, London ⓘ
linked to:
Tate Modern
|
| influencedBy |
Bauhaus
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Kazimir Malevich ⓘ constructivism ⓘ |
| movement |
Minimalism
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abstract art ⓘ |
| name | Imi Knoebel ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
geometric, color-focused paintings
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sculptural wall works ⓘ |
| notableWork |
24 Farben – für Blinky
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Kinderstern ⓘ Mennige paintings ⓘ Raum 19 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
documenta 5
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linked to:
Documenta (Kassel)
documenta 6 ⓘ
linked to:
Documenta (Kassel)
documenta 7 ⓘ
linked to:
Documenta (Kassel)
|
| placeOfBirth |
Dessau
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ |
| pseudonym | Imi Knoebel ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Joseph Beuys ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
MDF panels
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acrylic paint ⓘ aluminum ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Düsseldorf
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Germany ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (3)
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