Origin of the Universe
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Origin of the Universe is a 2012 painting by Mickalene Thomas that reimagines Gustave Courbet’s iconic L’Origine du monde through a Black female subject and a rhinestone-studded, pop-inflected aesthetic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Origin of the Universe canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5035062 — 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)
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Target entity: Origin of the Universe Context triple: [Mickalene Thomas, notableWork, Origin of the Universe]
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A.
The Origin and Fate of the Universe
The Origin and Fate of the Universe is a chapter in Stephen Hawking’s popular science book A Brief History of Time that explores cosmological models for how the universe began, evolves, and might ultimately end.
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B.
The Expanding Universe
"The Expanding Universe" is a chapter in Stephen Hawking’s popular science book *A Brief History of Time* that explains how observations and cosmological theory reveal that the universe is growing larger over time.
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C.
Big Bang cosmology
Big Bang cosmology is the prevailing scientific framework that explains the origin, early evolution, and large-scale structure of the universe as emerging from an extremely hot, dense initial state that has been expanding over time.
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D.
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
"Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution" is a popular science book that traces the history of the universe from the Big Bang to the emergence of life and human consciousness, co-authored by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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E.
The Big Bang
The Big Bang is the climactic Series 5 finale of the British science-fiction television show Doctor Who, featuring the Eleventh Doctor in a time-bending resolution to the season’s overarching storyline.
- 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: Origin of the Universe Target entity description: Origin of the Universe is a 2012 painting by Mickalene Thomas that reimagines Gustave Courbet’s iconic L’Origine du monde through a Black female subject and a rhinestone-studded, pop-inflected aesthetic.
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A.
The Origin and Fate of the Universe
The Origin and Fate of the Universe is a chapter in Stephen Hawking’s popular science book A Brief History of Time that explores cosmological models for how the universe began, evolves, and might ultimately end.
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B.
The Expanding Universe
"The Expanding Universe" is a chapter in Stephen Hawking’s popular science book *A Brief History of Time* that explains how observations and cosmological theory reveal that the universe is growing larger over time.
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C.
Big Bang cosmology
Big Bang cosmology is the prevailing scientific framework that explains the origin, early evolution, and large-scale structure of the universe as emerging from an extremely hot, dense initial state that has been expanding over time.
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D.
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
"Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution" is a popular science book that traces the history of the universe from the Big Bang to the emergence of life and human consciousness, co-authored by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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E.
The Big Bang
The Big Bang is the climactic Series 5 finale of the British science-fiction television show Doctor Who, featuring the Eleventh Doctor in a time-bending resolution to the season’s overarching storyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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work of art ⓘ |
| artForm | visual art ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
collage-like composition
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mixed-media painting ⓘ rhinestone-studded aesthetic ⓘ |
| challenges |
Eurocentric beauty standards
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traditional representations of the female nude ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
patterned
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vibrant ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Mickalene Thomas ⓘ |
| creatorEthnicity |
African-American
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linked to:
Black Americans
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| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depicts |
Black female body
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Black woman ⓘ interior domestic space ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary art
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feminist art ⓘ portrait painting ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
contemporary reinterpretations of canonical nudes
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discourse on Black female representation in art ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Origin of the Universe ⓘ |
| inception | 2012 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Gustave Courbet
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L’Origine du monde ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Black female sexuality
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art historical canon ⓘ female eroticism ⓘ representation of Black women ⓘ |
| movement |
Black feminist art
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contemporary African-American art ⓘ pop art–influenced ⓘ |
| partOf | Mickalene Thomas’s body of work on Black female subjects ⓘ |
| reimagines | L’Origine du monde ⓘ |
| relatedWork | L’Origine du monde ⓘ |
| theme |
gaze and spectatorship
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race and gender ⓘ sexuality and power ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
acrylic paint
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enamel ⓘ photographic elements ⓘ rhinestones ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Origin of the Universe Description of subject: Origin of the Universe is a 2012 painting by Mickalene Thomas that reimagines Gustave Courbet’s iconic L’Origine du monde through a Black female subject and a rhinestone-studded, pop-inflected aesthetic.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.