Ilya Kabakov
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Ilya Kabakov was a pioneering Russian-American conceptual artist best known for his large-scale, narrative-driven installations that explore Soviet life, memory, and utopian ideals.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ilya Kabakov canonical | 5 |
| Kabakov | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3914404 — 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: Ilya Kabakov Context triple: [Turbine Hall, hasNotableArtist, Ilya Kabakov]
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A.
Alexey Shchusev
Alexey Shchusev was a prominent Russian and Soviet architect known for blending traditional Russian styles with modernist principles in major state and religious buildings.
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B.
Ivan Bilibin
Ivan Bilibin was a renowned Russian illustrator and stage designer best known for his richly detailed, folk-inspired artwork and contributions to early 20th-century Russian art and book illustration.
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C.
Konstantin Kuzakov
Konstantin Kuzakov was a Soviet official and alleged illegitimate son of Joseph Stalin, known primarily for his disputed paternity and subsequent political career in the USSR.
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D.
Anatoly Lukyanov
Anatoly Lukyanov was a Soviet politician and close ally of Mikhail Gorbachev who served as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet and later became known for his involvement in the failed August 1991 coup attempt.
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E.
El Lissitzky
El Lissitzky was a pioneering Russian avant-garde artist, designer, and architect whose innovative work in typography, exhibition design, and abstract art helped shape the development of Constructivism and modern graphic design.
- 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: Ilya Kabakov Target entity description: Ilya Kabakov was a pioneering Russian-American conceptual artist best known for his large-scale, narrative-driven installations that explore Soviet life, memory, and utopian ideals.
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A.
Alexey Shchusev
Alexey Shchusev was a prominent Russian and Soviet architect known for blending traditional Russian styles with modernist principles in major state and religious buildings.
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B.
Ivan Bilibin
Ivan Bilibin was a renowned Russian illustrator and stage designer best known for his richly detailed, folk-inspired artwork and contributions to early 20th-century Russian art and book illustration.
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C.
Konstantin Kuzakov
Konstantin Kuzakov was a Soviet official and alleged illegitimate son of Joseph Stalin, known primarily for his disputed paternity and subsequent political career in the USSR.
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D.
Anatoly Lukyanov
Anatoly Lukyanov was a Soviet politician and close ally of Mikhail Gorbachev who served as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet and later became known for his involvement in the failed August 1991 coup attempt.
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E.
El Lissitzky
El Lissitzky was a pioneering Russian avant-garde artist, designer, and architect whose innovative work in typography, exhibition design, and abstract art helped shape the development of Constructivism and modern graphic design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian-American artist
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conceptual artist ⓘ installation artist ⓘ painter ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1933-09-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Dnipro
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Soviet Union ⓘ Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Ukraine
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| collaboratedWith | Emilia Kabakov ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russia
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Soviet Union ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2023-05-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Moscow Secondary Art School
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Surikov Moscow State Academic Art Institute ⓘ |
| familyName |
Kabakov
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linked to:
Ilya Kabakov
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| fieldOfWork |
conceptual art
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installation art ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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installation art ⓘ |
| givenName | Ilya ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary installation artists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Soviet communal life
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socialist realism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf | unofficial art scene in Moscow ⓘ |
| movement |
Moscow Conceptualism
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conceptual art ⓘ unofficial Soviet art ⓘ |
| notableExhibition |
Documenta
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linked to:
Documenta (Kassel)
Venice Biennale ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploring Soviet everyday life
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exploring memory and utopian ideals ⓘ large-scale narrative installations ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Labyrinth (My Mother’s Album)
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Ten Characters ⓘ The Man Who Flew into Space from His Apartment ⓘ The Palace of Projects ⓘ The Red Wagon ⓘ The Toilet ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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illustrator ⓘ set designer ⓘ |
| residence |
Long Island
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Moscow ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Emilia Kabakov ⓘ |
| theme |
Soviet everyday life
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bureaucracy ⓘ memory and nostalgia ⓘ utopia and failure ⓘ |
| workedAs | children’s book illustrator ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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