Wrinkles of the City
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Wrinkles of the City is a global street art project by French artist JR that features large-scale photographic portraits of elderly residents pasted onto urban architecture to explore memory, history, and the aging of cities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wrinkles of the City canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5070883 — 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: Wrinkles of the City Context triple: [JR, notableWork, Wrinkles of the City]
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A.
Voices in the City
Voices in the City is a novel by Indian author Anita Desai that explores the inner lives and emotional struggles of a family in Calcutta against the backdrop of urban alienation and social change.
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B.
The City
"The City" is an atmospheric, synthesizer-driven track by Vangelis that showcases his signature cinematic and electronic sound.
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C.
The City
The City is the English title of Surah Al-Balad, a chapter of the Qur’an that reflects on the challenges of human life and the moral path of righteousness.
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D.
The City
The City was a short-lived late-1960s folk-rock trio featuring Carole King that blended pop, rock, and soul influences and is often remembered as an early showcase of her songwriting and performing talents.
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E.
The City
The City is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury that explores themes of revenge and the lingering consequences of war through the perspective of a sentient, vengeful metropolis.
- 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: Wrinkles of the City Target entity description: Wrinkles of the City is a global street art project by French artist JR that features large-scale photographic portraits of elderly residents pasted onto urban architecture to explore memory, history, and the aging of cities.
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A.
Voices in the City
Voices in the City is a novel by Indian author Anita Desai that explores the inner lives and emotional struggles of a family in Calcutta against the backdrop of urban alienation and social change.
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B.
The City
The City is a common nickname for Manhattan, the densely populated and iconic borough of New York City known for its skyscrapers, cultural landmarks, and role as a global financial and media hub.
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C.
The City
The City is a 1919–1920 Cubist painting by Fernand Léger that depicts the dynamism and fragmentation of modern urban life through bold colors and geometric forms.
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D.
The City
The City is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury that explores themes of revenge and the lingering consequences of war through the perspective of a sentient, vengeful metropolis.
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E.
The City
"The City" is an atmospheric, synthesizer-driven track by Vangelis that showcases his signature cinematic and electronic sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public art project
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street art project ⓘ |
| artForm |
photographic installation
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street art ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
photographic portraiture
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site-specific installation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
cityscapes
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public space ⓘ |
| creator | JR ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| depicts | wrinkles on human faces ⓘ |
| displayedOn |
building facades
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city walls ⓘ urban architecture ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary art
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socially engaged art ⓘ |
| goal |
connect personal histories with city history
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document the passage of time in cities ⓘ explore memory in urban space ⓘ highlight the beauty of aging faces ⓘ |
| hasPart |
individual city-specific projects
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series of photographic portraits ⓘ |
| involves | collaboration with local elderly inhabitants ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
aging
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elderly residents ⓘ history of cities ⓘ urban memory ⓘ |
| movement |
post-graffiti
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urban art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of photography with architecture
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monumental black-and-white portraits ⓘ |
| scale | large-scale ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
collective memory of a city
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resilience of older generations ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ |
| theme |
aging of cities
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history ⓘ memory ⓘ urban transformation ⓘ visibility of the elderly ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
large-scale photographic portraits
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wheat-pasted posters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wrinkles of the City Description of subject: Wrinkles of the City is a global street art project by French artist JR that features large-scale photographic portraits of elderly residents pasted onto urban architecture to explore memory, history, and the aging of cities.
Referenced by (3)
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