Sleepwalkers
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Sleepwalkers is a 2007 multi-channel video installation by artist Doug Aitken that projected nocturnal urban scenes onto the exterior of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, transforming the building into an immersive cinematic experience.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sleepwalkers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4706060 — 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: Sleepwalkers Context triple: [Doug Aitken, notableWork, Sleepwalkers]
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A.
The Sleepwalker
The Sleepwalker is a psychological thriller film produced by Robert Salerno that explores tense family dynamics and buried secrets during a fraught weekend at a remote country house.
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B.
Sleepers
Sleepers is a 1996 crime drama film directed by Barry Levinson, based on Lorenzo Carcaterra’s book about four childhood friends whose lives are forever changed by a tragic prank and subsequent abuse in a juvenile detention center.
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C.
The Night Walkers
"The Night Walkers" is an essay by Carl Sagan that explores the science, psychology, and cultural significance of human fear and fascination with the dark and the unknown.
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D.
The Sleepers
The Sleepers is an 1866 realist painting by Gustave Courbet depicting two nude women lying together in an intimate, intertwined pose, notable for its sensuality and frank portrayal of female sexuality.
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E.
The Sleepers
"The Sleepers" is a visionary, dreamlike poem by Walt Whitman that explores themes of democracy, empathy, and the shared human condition through a series of nocturnal, stream-of-consciousness vignettes.
- 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: Sleepwalkers Target entity description: Sleepwalkers is a 2007 multi-channel video installation by artist Doug Aitken that projected nocturnal urban scenes onto the exterior of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, transforming the building into an immersive cinematic experience.
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A.
The Sleepwalker
The Sleepwalker is a psychological thriller film produced by Robert Salerno that explores tense family dynamics and buried secrets during a fraught weekend at a remote country house.
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B.
Sleepers
Sleepers is a 1996 crime drama film directed by Barry Levinson, based on Lorenzo Carcaterra’s book about four childhood friends whose lives are forever changed by a tragic prank and subsequent abuse in a juvenile detention center.
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C.
The Night Walkers
"The Night Walkers" is an essay by Carl Sagan that explores the science, psychology, and cultural significance of human fear and fascination with the dark and the unknown.
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D.
The Sleepers
The Sleepers is an 1866 realist painting by Gustave Courbet depicting two nude women lying together in an intimate, intertwined pose, notable for its sensuality and frank portrayal of female sexuality.
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E.
The Sleepers
"The Sleepers" is a visionary, dreamlike poem by Walt Whitman that explores themes of democracy, empathy, and the shared human condition through a series of nocturnal, stream-of-consciousness vignettes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
multi-channel video installation
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video art work ⓘ |
| artForm | contemporary art ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Museum of Modern Art, New York City
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linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Doug Aitken ⓘ |
| depicts |
city life at night
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nocturnal urban scenes ⓘ |
| designedFor | public space ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Museum of Modern Art, New York City
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linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
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| genre |
public art
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video installation art ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
immersive cinematic experience for passersby
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transforms museum facade into cinematic screen ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inception | 2007 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (primarily visual) ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstPerformance |
Museum of Modern Art, New York City
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linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
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| mainSubject |
contemporary city dwellers
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urban environment ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary art
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video art ⓘ |
| numberOfChannels | multiple channels ⓘ |
| partOf | Doug Aitken’s body of video installation works ⓘ |
| presentationFormat |
architectural projection
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outdoor projection ⓘ |
| presentedAs | site-specific installation ⓘ |
| projectedOn | exterior of the Museum of Modern Art building ⓘ |
| title | Sleepwalkers ⓘ |
| usesMedium | video projection ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sleepwalkers Description of subject: Sleepwalkers is a 2007 multi-channel video installation by artist Doug Aitken that projected nocturnal urban scenes onto the exterior of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, transforming the building into an immersive cinematic experience.
Referenced by (1)
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