Martin Boyce
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Martin Boyce is a Scottish contemporary artist known for his atmospheric, sculptural installations that often reference modernist design and architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Martin Boyce canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2337234 — 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: Martin Boyce Context triple: [Glasgow School of Art, hasNotableAlumni, Martin Boyce]
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A.
Liam Gillick
Liam Gillick is a British conceptual artist known for his text-based works, architectural installations, and critical engagement with social and institutional structures.
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B.
Cecil Balmond
Cecil Balmond is a Sri Lankan–British designer, engineer, and theorist renowned for his innovative structural collaborations on landmark architectural projects worldwide.
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C.
Richard Long
Richard Long is a British land artist renowned for his walking-based artworks and minimalist interventions in natural landscapes.
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D.
Ben Shepherd
Ben Shepherd is an American musician best known as the longtime bassist for the influential grunge band Soundgarden.
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E.
Tony Cragg
Tony Cragg is a renowned British sculptor known for his innovative use of materials and abstract forms, and for serving as a prominent professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.
- 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: Martin Boyce Target entity description: Martin Boyce is a Scottish contemporary artist known for his atmospheric, sculptural installations that often reference modernist design and architecture.
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A.
Liam Gillick
Liam Gillick is a British conceptual artist known for his text-based works, architectural installations, and critical engagement with social and institutional structures.
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B.
Cecil Balmond
Cecil Balmond is a Sri Lankan–British designer, engineer, and theorist renowned for his innovative structural collaborations on landmark architectural projects worldwide.
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C.
Richard Long
Richard Long is a British land artist renowned for his walking-based artworks and minimalist interventions in natural landscapes.
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D.
Ben Shepherd
Ben Shepherd is an American musician best known as the longtime bassist for the influential grunge band Soundgarden.
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E.
Tony Cragg
Tony Cragg is a renowned British sculptor known for his innovative use of materials and abstract forms, and for serving as a prominent professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artist
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human ⓘ installation artist ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | modernist-influenced installation ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
2011 Turner Prize
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linked to:
Turner Prize
Turner Prize ⓘ |
| basedIn | Glasgow ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1967 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Glasgow School of Art ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conceptual art
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installation art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
modernist architecture
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modernist design ⓘ urban landscapes ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableExhibition |
Scottish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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Venice Biennale ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric sculptural installations
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installations referencing modernist architecture ⓘ installations referencing modernist design ⓘ |
| notableWork | Do Words Have Voices? ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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installation artist ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
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linked to:
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| theme |
decay of modernist architecture
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memory of public space ⓘ modernist utopianism ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
fabricated metal
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industrial materials ⓘ wood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Martin Boyce Description of subject: Martin Boyce is a Scottish contemporary artist known for his atmospheric, sculptural installations that often reference modernist design and architecture.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.