Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing
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Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing is a landmark 1989 photography exhibition and catalog curated by Nan Goldin that documented the impact of the AIDS crisis on New York’s downtown art community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing Context triple: [Nan Goldin, notableWork, Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing]
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A.
Pages of Testimony
Pages of Testimony are individual biographical forms documenting the lives and fates of Jewish Holocaust victims, preserved as a central memorial and archival resource at Yad Vashem.
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B.
Mute Witness
Mute Witness is a 1963 crime novel by Robert L. Fish that introduced the character of San Francisco police lieutenant Frank Bullitt, later made famous by the 1968 film adaptation starring Steve McQueen.
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C.
The Fifth Witness
The Fifth Witness is a legal thriller novel by Michael Connelly featuring defense attorney Mickey Haller as he tackles a high-profile murder case tied to the foreclosure crisis.
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D.
A Witness Tree
A Witness Tree is a 1942 poetry collection by Robert Frost that reflects his mature style and themes of nature, time, and human experience.
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E.
The Sufferer & the Witness
The Sufferer & the Witness is a politically charged punk rock album by Rise Against known for its melodic hardcore sound and socially conscious lyrics.
- 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: Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing Target entity description: Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing is a landmark 1989 photography exhibition and catalog curated by Nan Goldin that documented the impact of the AIDS crisis on New York’s downtown art community.
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A.
Pages of Testimony
Pages of Testimony are individual biographical forms documenting the lives and fates of Jewish Holocaust victims, preserved as a central memorial and archival resource at Yad Vashem.
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B.
Mute Witness
Mute Witness is a 1963 crime novel by Robert L. Fish that introduced the character of San Francisco police lieutenant Frank Bullitt, later made famous by the 1968 film adaptation starring Steve McQueen.
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C.
The Fifth Witness
The Fifth Witness is a legal thriller novel by Michael Connelly featuring defense attorney Mickey Haller as he tackles a high-profile murder case tied to the foreclosure crisis.
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D.
A Witness Tree
A Witness Tree is a 1942 poetry collection by Robert Frost that reflects his mature style and themes of nature, time, and human experience.
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E.
The Sufferer & the Witness
The Sufferer & the Witness is a politically charged punk rock album by Rise Against known for its melodic hardcore sound and socially conscious lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art exhibition
ⓘ
exhibition catalog ⓘ photography exhibition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| curator | Nan Goldin ⓘ |
| curatorialApproach |
community-based portraiture
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personal documentary style ⓘ |
| describedAs | landmark AIDS-related photography exhibition ⓘ |
| documented |
artists affected by AIDS
ⓘ
loss and mourning in the art community ⓘ political dimensions of the AIDS crisis ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary photography
ⓘ
social documentary ⓘ |
| hasCuratorialFocus |
New York downtown art community
ⓘ
impact of AIDS on artists ⓘ |
| hasPart | exhibition catalog ⓘ |
| inception | 1989 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfExhibition | New York City ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
AIDS crisis
ⓘ
HIV/AIDS in the United States ⓘ
linked to:
HIV/AIDS
LGBTQ community ⓘ New York City downtown art scene ⓘ |
| medium | photography ⓘ |
| movement |
AIDS activism in art
ⓘ
contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early artistic response to AIDS epidemic
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intersection of art and AIDS activism ⓘ representation of New York’s downtown art community ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
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Subject: Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing Description of subject: Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing is a landmark 1989 photography exhibition and catalog curated by Nan Goldin that documented the impact of the AIDS crisis on New York’s downtown art community.
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subject linked to:
Goldin