Carl Andre
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Carl Andre is an American minimalist sculptor known for his floor-based works using simple, repeated industrial materials arranged in geometric patterns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carl Andre canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5410273 — 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: Carl Andre Context triple: [Minimalism, associatedWith, Carl Andre]
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A.
Donald Judd
Donald Judd was an influential American artist and leading figure of Minimalism, known for his precise, industrially fabricated geometric sculptures and installations.
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B.
Frank Stella
Frank Stella is an American painter and printmaker known for his pioneering role in minimalism and abstract art, particularly his geometric, hard-edged compositions and shaped canvases.
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C.
Sol LeWitt
Sol LeWitt was an influential American artist and key figure in Minimalism and Conceptual art, best known for his systematic wall drawings and modular structures.
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D.
Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly was an American artist known for his pioneering work in hard-edge painting and minimalism, characterized by bold colors, simple geometric forms, and an emphasis on shape and spatial relationships.
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E.
Richard Serra
Richard Serra was an influential American sculptor renowned for his monumental, site-specific steel works that explore space, balance, and the viewer’s physical experience.
- 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: Carl Andre Target entity description: Carl Andre is an American minimalist sculptor known for his floor-based works using simple, repeated industrial materials arranged in geometric patterns.
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A.
Donald Judd
Donald Judd was an influential American artist and leading figure of Minimalism, known for his precise, industrially fabricated geometric sculptures and installations.
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B.
Frank Stella
Frank Stella is an American painter and printmaker known for his pioneering role in minimalism and abstract art, particularly his geometric, hard-edged compositions and shaped canvases.
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C.
Sol LeWitt
Sol LeWitt was an influential American artist and key figure in Minimalism and Conceptual art, best known for his systematic wall drawings and modular structures.
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D.
Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly was an American artist known for his pioneering work in hard-edge painting and minimalism, characterized by bold colors, simple geometric forms, and an emphasis on shape and spatial relationships.
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E.
Richard Serra
Richard Serra was an influential American sculptor renowned for his monumental, site-specific steel works that explore space, balance, and the viewer’s physical experience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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human ⓘ minimalist artist ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
arranging simple, repeated units directly on the floor
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emphasis on modularity and seriality ⓘ reduction of sculpture to basic forms and materials ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | minimalist sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New York art scene ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| creator | Carl Andre ⓘ |
| familyName | Andre ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | sculpture ⓘ |
| genre | abstract art ⓘ |
| givenName | Carl ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Guggenheim Museum
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linked to:
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Museum of Modern Art ⓘ Tate Modern ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary sculpture
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installation art ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Minimalist aesthetics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
firebricks
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lead plates ⓘ |
| movement | Minimalism ⓘ |
| name | Carl Andre ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
floor-based sculptures
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geometric arrangements of repeated units ⓘ use of industrial materials ⓘ |
| notableWork |
144 Lead Square
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Equivalent VIII ⓘ Lever ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
bricks
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copper ⓘ metal plates ⓘ steel ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| workCharacteristic |
focus on spatial relationships between units and viewer
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horizontal orientation ⓘ industrial, unaltered materials ⓘ viewer walks on or around the work ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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