Metropolis II
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Metropolis II is a large-scale kinetic sculpture by artist Chris Burden that features hundreds of miniature cars racing through an intricate, futuristic cityscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Metropolis II canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T273777 — 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: Metropolis II Context triple: [Los Angeles County Museum of Art, hasNotableWork, Metropolis II]
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A.
Secret City
Secret City is the World War II-era codename for Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a key, highly classified site in the Manhattan Project where uranium enrichment and atomic research were conducted.
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B.
Radiant City
Radiant City is Le Corbusier’s influential modernist urban planning vision that proposed high-density towers set in open green spaces, strict zoning, and car-oriented infrastructure to create an ordered, efficient city.
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C.
The City of the Plains
The City of the Plains is the motto of Abilene, Kansas, a historic Midwestern community known for its cattle town heritage and wide-open prairie landscape.
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D.
City of Workers
"City of Workers" is a nickname for Lawrence, Massachusetts, reflecting its historic role as a major industrial mill city with a large working-class population.
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E.
The New Rulers of the World
The New Rulers of the World is a documentary film and book by journalist John Pilger that investigates the impacts of globalization, corporate power, and Western foreign policy on developing countries.
- 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: Metropolis II Target entity description: Metropolis II is a large-scale kinetic sculpture by artist Chris Burden that features hundreds of miniature cars racing through an intricate, futuristic cityscape.
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A.
Secret City
Secret City is the World War II-era codename for Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a key, highly classified site in the Manhattan Project where uranium enrichment and atomic research were conducted.
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B.
Radiant City
Radiant City is Le Corbusier’s influential modernist urban planning vision that proposed high-density towers set in open green spaces, strict zoning, and car-oriented infrastructure to create an ordered, efficient city.
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C.
The City of the Plains
The City of the Plains is the motto of Abilene, Kansas, a historic Midwestern community known for its cattle town heritage and wide-open prairie landscape.
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D.
City of Workers
"City of Workers" is a nickname for Lawrence, Massachusetts, reflecting its historic role as a major industrial mill city with a large working-class population.
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E.
The New Rulers of the World
The New Rulers of the World is a documentary film and book by journalist John Pilger that investigates the impacts of globalization, corporate power, and Western foreign policy on developing countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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kinetic sculpture ⓘ |
| artist | Chris Burden ⓘ |
| carsType | toy cars ⓘ |
| city | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| collection | Los Angeles County Museum of Art ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Nicholas Berggruen ⓘ |
| completedIn | 2010 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Chris Burden ⓘ |
| depicts |
cityscape
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futuristic city ⓘ urban traffic ⓘ |
| describedAs | large-scale kinetic sculpture ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Los Angeles County Museum of Art ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
buildings
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miniature cars ⓘ ramps ⓘ towers ⓘ tracks ⓘ |
| inception | 2010 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
modern megacities
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urbanization ⓘ |
| location | Los Angeles County Museum of Art ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
Lego bricks
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linked to:
Lego
glass ⓘ plastic ⓘ steel ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| movementMechanism |
conveyor belts
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gravity-powered tracks ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex network of tracks
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depiction of extreme traffic flow ⓘ |
| numberOfCars |
approximately 1,100
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over 1,000 ⓘ |
| operationalMode |
requires operators
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runs in timed sessions ⓘ |
| owner | Nicholas Berggruen ⓘ |
| predecessor | Metropolis I ⓘ |
| soundCharacteristic | continuous loud noise ⓘ |
| state |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
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| theme |
density
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infrastructure ⓘ speed ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
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