The School of New York (1951 exhibition)
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The School of New York (1951 exhibition) was a landmark 1951 show, curated by Robert Motherwell, that helped define and promote the emerging Abstract Expressionist movement in New York.
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| The School of New York (1951 exhibition) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The School of New York (1951 exhibition) Context triple: [Robert Motherwell, curated, The School of New York (1951 exhibition)]
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Art Students League of New York
The Art Students League of New York is a renowned independent art school in Manhattan known for its influential role in training generations of prominent American artists.
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1981 New York/New Wave exhibition at P.S.1
The 1981 New York/New Wave exhibition at P.S.1 was a landmark group show in New York City that showcased emerging downtown artists and helped launch the careers of key figures in the early 1980s art scene.
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New York School of Fine and Applied Art
The New York School of Fine and Applied Art was the original name of what is now Parsons School of Design, a prominent art and design college in New York City.
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Armory Show
The Armory Show was a groundbreaking 1913 modern art exhibition in New York that introduced American audiences to European avant-garde movements such as Cubism and Fauvism, radically transforming the course of American art.
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E.
Surrealist Group in New York
The Surrealist Group in New York was a collective of artists and writers who continued and adapted European Surrealist ideas in mid-20th-century New York, significantly influencing American avant-garde art and literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The School of New York (1951 exhibition) Target entity description: The School of New York (1951 exhibition) was a landmark 1951 show, curated by Robert Motherwell, that helped define and promote the emerging Abstract Expressionist movement in New York.
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A.
Art Students League of New York
The Art Students League of New York is a renowned independent art school in Manhattan known for its influential role in training generations of prominent American artists.
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B.
1981 New York/New Wave exhibition at P.S.1
The 1981 New York/New Wave exhibition at P.S.1 was a landmark group show in New York City that showcased emerging downtown artists and helped launch the careers of key figures in the early 1980s art scene.
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C.
New York School of Fine and Applied Art
The New York School of Fine and Applied Art was the original name of what is now Parsons School of Design, a prominent art and design college in New York City.
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D.
Armory Show
The Armory Show was a groundbreaking 1913 modern art exhibition in New York that introduced American audiences to European avant-garde movements such as Cubism and Fauvism, radically transforming the course of American art.
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E.
Surrealist Group in New York
The Surrealist Group in New York was a collective of artists and writers who continued and adapted European Surrealist ideas in mid-20th-century New York, significantly influencing American avant-garde art and literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abstract Expressionism exhibition
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art exhibition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Abstract Expressionism
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linked to:
Abstract Expressionism in the United States
New York School ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| curator | Robert Motherwell ⓘ |
| field |
contemporary art
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modern art ⓘ |
| genre |
Abstract Expressionism
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linked to:
Abstract expressionism
|
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
The School of New York
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The School of New York (1951 exhibition) ⓘ |
| inception | 1951 ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract Expressionism
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linked to:
Abstract expressionism
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| partOf | history of American modern art ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to recognition of New York as a center of modern art
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helped define the Abstract Expressionist movement in New York ⓘ helped promote the emerging Abstract Expressionist movement ⓘ landmark exhibition in the history of Abstract Expressionism ⓘ |
| startTime | 1951 ⓘ |
| subject | Abstract Expressionist painting ⓘ |
| theme |
gestural abstraction
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non-representational painting ⓘ postwar American art ⓘ |
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Subject: The School of New York (1951 exhibition) Description of subject: The School of New York (1951 exhibition) was a landmark 1951 show, curated by Robert Motherwell, that helped define and promote the emerging Abstract Expressionist movement in New York.
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