I Like America and America Likes Me
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"I Like America and America Likes Me" is a 1974 performance art piece by Joseph Beuys in which he spent several days in a New York gallery interacting with a live coyote, exploring themes of American identity, nature, and cultural healing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Like America & America Likes Me | 1 |
| I Like America and America Likes Me canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: I Like America and America Likes Me Context triple: [Joseph Beuys, notableWork, I Like America and America Likes Me]
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A.
Proud to Be an American
"Proud to Be an American" is a stand-up comedy segment by George Carlin featured in his 2005 special "Life Is Worth Losing," in which he satirically critiques American patriotism and national identity.
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B.
American Me
American Me is a 1992 crime drama film directed by and starring Edward James Olmos that explores the origins and violent world of a Mexican-American prison gang in East Los Angeles.
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C.
The Magic of America
The Magic of America is an expansive, unpublished autobiographical and historical manuscript by architect Marion Mahony Griffin that chronicles her and Walter Burley Griffin’s architectural work, travels, and philosophical ideas.
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D.
America's Sweetheart
America's Sweetheart is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, reflecting her immense popularity and wholesome public image in early Hollywood.
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E.
The Discovery of What It Means to Be an American
"The Discovery of What It Means to Be an American" is an essay by James Baldwin that reflects on national identity, race, and belonging, particularly through his experiences living abroad.
- 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: I Like America and America Likes Me Target entity description: "I Like America and America Likes Me" is a 1974 performance art piece by Joseph Beuys in which he spent several days in a New York gallery interacting with a live coyote, exploring themes of American identity, nature, and cultural healing.
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A.
Proud to Be an American
"Proud to Be an American" is a stand-up comedy segment by George Carlin featured in his 2005 special "Life Is Worth Losing," in which he satirically critiques American patriotism and national identity.
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B.
American Me
American Me is a 1992 crime drama film directed by and starring Edward James Olmos that explores the origins and violent world of a Mexican-American prison gang in East Los Angeles.
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C.
The Magic of America
The Magic of America is an expansive, unpublished autobiographical and historical manuscript by architect Marion Mahony Griffin that chronicles her and Walter Burley Griffin’s architectural work, travels, and philosophical ideas.
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D.
America's Sweetheart
America's Sweetheart is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, reflecting her immense popularity and wholesome public image in early Hollywood.
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E.
The Discovery of What It Means to Be an American
"The Discovery of What It Means to Be an American" is an essay by James Baldwin that reflects on national identity, race, and belonging, particularly through his experiences living abroad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
happening
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performance art piece ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
heal symbolic wounds of American society
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reconcile human civilization with wild nature ⓘ |
| countryOfPerformance |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Joseph Beuys ⓘ |
| depicts |
mythic image of the coyote in American culture
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tension between European artist and American environment ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
contemporary art criticism
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photographs ⓘ video recordings ⓘ |
| duration | 3 days ⓘ |
| endTime | 1974-05-25 ⓘ |
| featuresAnimal | coyote ⓘ |
| featuresObject |
felt
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gloves ⓘ metal enclosure ⓘ stack of The Wall Street Journal newspapers ⓘ walking stick ⓘ |
| genre |
action art
ⓘ
conceptual art ⓘ performance art ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
expanded understanding of performance art
ⓘ
influenced later animal-based performance works ⓘ |
| hasPart |
continuous cohabitation with a coyote
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reading and arranging newspapers ⓘ ritualistic gestures toward the coyote ⓘ wrapping in felt blankets ⓘ |
| inception | 1974 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Native American spiritual traditions (symbolically) ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | nonverbal ⓘ |
| location |
New York City
ⓘ
René Block Gallery ⓘ
linked to:
Sonnabend Gallery
|
| mainSubject |
American identity
ⓘ
critique of American society ⓘ cultural healing ⓘ nature ⓘ relationship between humans and animals ⓘ |
| movement |
Fluxus
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postwar avant-garde ⓘ |
| notableFor |
symbolic engagement with the United States after Vietnam War era
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use of a live wild animal in a gallery setting ⓘ |
| partOf | Joseph Beuys’s social sculpture practice ⓘ |
| performer | Joseph Beuys ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Beuys’s first major performance in the United States ⓘ |
| startTime | 1974-05-21 ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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Subject: I Like America and America Likes Me Description of subject: "I Like America and America Likes Me" is a 1974 performance art piece by Joseph Beuys in which he spent several days in a New York gallery interacting with a live coyote, exploring themes of American identity, nature, and cultural healing.
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linked to: I Like America and America Likes Me