The Weather Project
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The Weather Project is a large-scale installation by artist Olafur Eliasson that famously transformed Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall into an immersive artificial sun and mist-filled environment exploring light, perception, and climate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Weather Project canonical | 5 |
| Olafur Eliasson’s series of perception-based works | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4705755 — 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: The Weather Project Context triple: [Olafur Eliasson, notableWork, The Weather Project]
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A.
The Floating Heads installation
The Floating Heads installation is a striking contemporary art piece featuring numerous suspended, expressive human heads that has become one of the most recognizable attractions at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
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B.
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living is a famous contemporary art installation by Damien Hirst featuring a preserved tiger shark suspended in a glass tank of formaldehyde, exploring themes of mortality and perception.
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C.
Prada Marfa
Prada Marfa is a permanent sculptural installation in the Texas desert that mimics a luxury Prada boutique, created by artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset as a commentary on consumerism and high fashion.
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D.
Homage to the Square
Homage to the Square is a celebrated series of abstract paintings by Josef Albers that systematically explores color relationships through nested squares.
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E.
Museum of Jurassic Technology
The Museum of Jurassic Technology is an eccentric, artful museum in Culver City known for its surreal, pseudo-scientific exhibits that blur the line between fact and fiction.
- 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: The Weather Project Target entity description: The Weather Project is a large-scale installation by artist Olafur Eliasson that famously transformed Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall into an immersive artificial sun and mist-filled environment exploring light, perception, and climate.
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A.
The Floating Heads installation
The Floating Heads installation is a striking contemporary art piece featuring numerous suspended, expressive human heads that has become one of the most recognizable attractions at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
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B.
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living is a famous contemporary art installation by Damien Hirst featuring a preserved tiger shark suspended in a glass tank of formaldehyde, exploring themes of mortality and perception.
-
C.
Prada Marfa
Prada Marfa is a permanent sculptural installation in the Texas desert that mimics a luxury Prada boutique, created by artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset as a commentary on consumerism and high fashion.
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D.
Homage to the Square
Homage to the Square is a celebrated series of abstract paintings by Josef Albers that systematically explores color relationships through nested squares.
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E.
Museum of Jurassic Technology
The Museum of Jurassic Technology is an eccentric, artful museum in Culver City known for its surreal, pseudo-scientific exhibits that blur the line between fact and fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art installation
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site-specific installation ⓘ |
| cityOfExhibition |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| colorDominance | yellow ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Tate Modern ⓘ |
| commissionType | institutional commission ⓘ |
| countryOfExhibition | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Olafur Eliasson ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Danish-Icelandic ⓘ |
| depicts |
sky
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sun ⓘ |
| displayFeature |
ceiling mirror
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mist-filled space ⓘ semi-circular sun-like disc ⓘ |
| endTime | 2004 ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Tate Modern ⓘ |
| exhibitedIn | Turbine Hall ⓘ |
| exhibitionSpaceType | industrial museum hall ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Weather Project ⓘ |
| inception | 2003 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| lightingType | monofrequency light ⓘ |
| locationWithinBuilding | Turbine Hall end wall ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
climate
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light ⓘ perception ⓘ weather ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary art
ⓘ
installation art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of climate and weather
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exploration of perception ⓘ immersive artificial sun ⓘ large-scale public engagement ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Unilever Series ⓘ |
| startTime | 2003 ⓘ |
| theme |
artificial nature
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collective experience ⓘ environment ⓘ urban environment ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
aluminium
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haze machines ⓘ mirrors ⓘ monofrequency lamps ⓘ scaffolding ⓘ |
| visitorInteraction |
people lying on the floor
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people observing reflections in the ceiling mirror ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Weather Project Description of subject: The Weather Project is a large-scale installation by artist Olafur Eliasson that famously transformed Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall into an immersive artificial sun and mist-filled environment exploring light, perception, and climate.
Referenced by (6)
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