Corpus Delicti
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Corpus Delicti is a conceptual art installation by Brazilian artist Jac Leirner that assembles everyday objects—often associated with consumption and bureaucracy—into a critical reflection on value, systems, and material culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Corpus Delicti canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6365682 — 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: Corpus Delicti Context triple: [Jac Leirner, notableWork, Corpus Delicti]
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A.
Body of Evidence
Body of Evidence is a 1993 erotic thriller film best known for starring Madonna alongside Willem Dafoe in a controversial, sexually explicit murder trial story.
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B.
Scene of the Crime
"Scene of the Crime" is a 1949 film noir crime drama starring Van Johnson as a detective investigating the murder of a fellow officer in Los Angeles.
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C.
Cold Case
Cold Case is an American police procedural television series that follows a team of detectives who investigate and solve long-unsolved murders using modern forensic techniques and fresh witness interviews.
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D.
Murder Was the Case
Murder Was the Case is a 1994 hip hop soundtrack album and short film project centered on Snoop Doggy Dogg, featuring various West Coast rap artists and produced by Dr. Dre.
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E.
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder is a 1953 American film noir thriller in which Gary Merrill stars in a tense story of suspected poisoning and inheritance-driven murder.
- 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: Corpus Delicti Target entity description: Corpus Delicti is a conceptual art installation by Brazilian artist Jac Leirner that assembles everyday objects—often associated with consumption and bureaucracy—into a critical reflection on value, systems, and material culture.
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A.
Body of Evidence
Body of Evidence is a 1993 erotic thriller film best known for starring Madonna alongside Willem Dafoe in a controversial, sexually explicit murder trial story.
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B.
Scene of the Crime
"Scene of the Crime" is a 1949 film noir crime drama starring Van Johnson as a detective investigating the murder of a fellow officer in Los Angeles.
-
C.
Cold Case
Cold Case is an American police procedural television series that follows a team of detectives who investigate and solve long-unsolved murders using modern forensic techniques and fresh witness interviews.
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D.
Murder Was the Case
Murder Was the Case is a 1994 hip hop soundtrack album and short film project centered on Snoop Doggy Dogg, featuring various West Coast rap artists and produced by Dr. Dre.
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E.
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder is a 1953 American film noir thriller in which Gary Merrill stars in a tense story of suspected poisoning and inheritance-driven murder.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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conceptual art installation ⓘ |
| artForm | installation art ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
assemblage
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critical reflection ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Jac Leirner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| creator | Jac Leirner ⓘ |
| critiques |
bureaucratic systems
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consumer culture ⓘ |
| examines |
material traces of social systems
ⓘ
relationships between objects and power structures ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
accumulation of objects
ⓘ
systems of value attribution ⓘ |
| genre | conceptual art ⓘ |
| hasArtistNationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | installation ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
bureaucracy
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consumption ⓘ material culture ⓘ systems ⓘ value ⓘ |
| medium | mixed media ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
collection and classification
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institutional critique ⓘ readymade ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | body of the crime ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
bureaucratic materials
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consumer goods ⓘ everyday objects ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Corpus Delicti Description of subject: Corpus Delicti is a conceptual art installation by Brazilian artist Jac Leirner that assembles everyday objects—often associated with consumption and bureaucracy—into a critical reflection on value, systems, and material culture.
Referenced by (1)
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