Gilbert & George
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Gilbert & George are a renowned British artist duo known for their highly stylized, provocative photographic and performance-based works that often explore identity, sexuality, and urban life.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gilbert & George canonical | 17 |
| Gilbert & George appear as subjects in the works | 1 |
| Gilbert & George artworks | 1 |
| Gilbert & George present themselves as a single artist | 1 |
| art duo Gilbert & George | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2218015 — 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: Gilbert & George Context triple: [Central Saint Martins, hasAlumni, Gilbert & George]
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A.
Jeremy Deller
Jeremy Deller is a British conceptual and video artist known for socially engaged works that explore history, politics, and popular culture.
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B.
Chris Ofili
Chris Ofili is a British painter known for his vibrant, multilayered works that often incorporate unconventional materials like elephant dung and explore themes of Black identity, religion, and popular culture.
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C.
Grayson Perry
Grayson Perry is a British contemporary artist and Turner Prize-winning ceramicist known for his elaborate vases, tapestries, and his cross-dressing alter ego, Claire.
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D.
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Felix Gonzalez-Torres was a Cuban-born American conceptual artist known for his minimalist installations using everyday materials to explore themes of love, loss, identity, and the politics of representation.
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E.
Paul McCarthy
Paul McCarthy is an American contemporary artist known for his provocative, often grotesque performance, video, and installation works that critique consumerism, popular culture, and the art world.
- 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: Gilbert & George Target entity description: Gilbert & George are a renowned British artist duo known for their highly stylized, provocative photographic and performance-based works that often explore identity, sexuality, and urban life.
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A.
Jeremy Deller
Jeremy Deller is a British conceptual and video artist known for socially engaged works that explore history, politics, and popular culture.
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B.
Chris Ofili
Chris Ofili is a British painter known for his vibrant, multilayered works that often incorporate unconventional materials like elephant dung and explore themes of Black identity, religion, and popular culture.
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C.
Grayson Perry
Grayson Perry is a British contemporary artist and Turner Prize-winning ceramicist known for his elaborate vases, tapestries, and his cross-dressing alter ego, Claire.
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D.
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Felix Gonzalez-Torres was a Cuban-born American conceptual artist known for his minimalist installations using everyday materials to explore themes of love, loss, identity, and the politics of representation.
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E.
Paul McCarthy
Paul McCarthy is an American contemporary artist known for his provocative, often grotesque performance, video, and installation works that critique consumerism, popular culture, and the art world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist duo
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conceptual artists ⓘ contemporary artists ⓘ performance artists ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeSince | late 1960s ⓘ |
| artStyle |
grid-based picture structures
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highly stylized photographic compositions ⓘ large-scale photo-based panels ⓘ use of bright, saturated colors ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Turner Prize ⓘ |
| basedIn |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ performance art ⓘ photographic art ⓘ |
| genre |
body art
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installation art ⓘ photographic art ⓘ video art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
George Passmore
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Gilbert Prousch ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.gilbertandgeorge.co.uk/ ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Academy of Arts ⓘ |
| movement |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ performance art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of social taboos
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integration of their own bodies into artworks ⓘ living sculpture concept ⓘ provocative imagery ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Death Hope Life Fear
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Dirty Words Pictures ⓘ Jack Freak Pictures ⓘ The Naked Shit Pictures ⓘ The Singing Sculpture ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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artist ⓘ |
| residence |
Spitalfields, London
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linked to:
Spitalfields
|
| usesMedium |
mixed media
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performance ⓘ photography ⓘ video ⓘ |
| workFocusesOn |
identity
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politics ⓘ religion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ taboo subjects ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gilbert & George Description of subject: Gilbert & George are a renowned British artist duo known for their highly stylized, provocative photographic and performance-based works that often explore identity, sexuality, and urban life.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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