Lines in the Sand
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Lines in the Sand is a multimedia performance and video installation by Joan Jonas that explores themes of mythology, memory, and the politics of place through layered imagery, text, and movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lines in the Sand canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8843433 — 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: Lines in the Sand Context triple: [Joan Jonas, notableWork, Lines in the Sand]
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A.
Duel in the Desert
Duel in the Desert is the longstanding college football rivalry game between the University of Arizona Wildcats and the Arizona State University Sun Devils.
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B.
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young is a non-fiction book by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway that recounts their firsthand experiences and leadership during one of the first major battles between U.S. forces and the North Vietnamese Army in the Vietnam War.
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C.
On Deadly Ground
On Deadly Ground is a 1994 action film directed by and starring Steven Seagal, centered on an environmentalist oil-rig firefighter battling corporate corruption in Alaska.
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D.
Revolt in the Desert
Revolt in the Desert is T. E. Lawrence’s abridged and more accessible version of his World War I memoir Seven Pillars of Wisdom, focusing on his experiences in the Arab Revolt.
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E.
At War with the Army
At War with the Army is a 1950 musical comedy film starring the popular duo Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in one of their early screen collaborations.
- 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: Lines in the Sand Target entity description: Lines in the Sand is a multimedia performance and video installation by Joan Jonas that explores themes of mythology, memory, and the politics of place through layered imagery, text, and movement.
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A.
Duel in the Desert
Duel in the Desert is the longstanding college football rivalry game between the University of Arizona Wildcats and the Arizona State University Sun Devils.
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B.
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young is a non-fiction book by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway that recounts their firsthand experiences and leadership during one of the first major battles between U.S. forces and the North Vietnamese Army in the Vietnam War.
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C.
On Deadly Ground
On Deadly Ground is a 1994 action film directed by and starring Steven Seagal, centered on an environmentalist oil-rig firefighter battling corporate corruption in Alaska.
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D.
Revolt in the Desert
Revolt in the Desert is T. E. Lawrence’s abridged and more accessible version of his World War I memoir Seven Pillars of Wisdom, focusing on his experiences in the Arab Revolt.
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E.
At War with the Army
At War with the Army is a 1950 musical comedy film starring the popular duo Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in one of their early screen collaborations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
multimedia performance
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video installation ⓘ |
| artist | Joan Jonas ⓘ |
| artMovement |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ video performance art ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Joan Jonas’s exploration of narrative structures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Joan Jonas ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| genre |
performance art
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video art ⓘ |
| hasArtisticApproach | layering of visual and textual elements ⓘ |
| hasForm |
installation
ⓘ
live performance version ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
history
ⓘ
narrative ⓘ place ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
memory
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mythology ⓘ politics of place ⓘ |
| medium |
performance
ⓘ
video ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of mythology and memory through layered images
ⓘ
integration of performance and video ⓘ |
| partOf | Joan Jonas’s body of work ⓘ |
| uses |
layered imagery
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movement ⓘ text ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lines in the Sand Description of subject: Lines in the Sand is a multimedia performance and video installation by Joan Jonas that explores themes of mythology, memory, and the politics of place through layered imagery, text, and movement.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.