On Kawara telegram works
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On Kawara telegram works are a series of conceptual art pieces in which the artist sent terse, time-stamped telegrams—often stating simply “I AM STILL ALIVE”—to various recipients, emphasizing existence, time, and communication as artistic material.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On Kawara telegram works canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Kawara telegram works Context triple: [On Kawara Estate, mainSubject, On Kawara telegram works]
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A.
Miro
Miro is a common Finnish given name, often used for males and sometimes derived from longer names like Miroslav.
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Syntu Ksiar
Syntu Ksiar is a scenic riverside spot in Meghalaya’s Jaintia Hills, known for its natural beauty and historical significance as a center of the region’s freedom struggle.
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C.
Voila
"Voila" is a French-language album by American singer Belinda Carlisle that features her interpretations of classic French pop and chanson songs.
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D.
Postel
Postel is a surname most prominently associated with Jon Postel, a pioneering computer scientist and key architect of the early Internet.
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Kress
Kress is a surname most notably associated with Harold F. Kress, an Academy Award–winning American film editor.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Kawara telegram works Target entity description: On Kawara telegram works are a series of conceptual art pieces in which the artist sent terse, time-stamped telegrams—often stating simply “I AM STILL ALIVE”—to various recipients, emphasizing existence, time, and communication as artistic material.
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A.
Miro
Miro is a common Finnish given name, often used for males and sometimes derived from longer names like Miroslav.
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B.
Syntu Ksiar
Syntu Ksiar is a scenic riverside spot in Meghalaya’s Jaintia Hills, known for its natural beauty and historical significance as a center of the region’s freedom struggle.
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C.
Voila
"Voila" is a French-language album by American singer Belinda Carlisle that features her interpretations of classic French pop and chanson songs.
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D.
Postel
Postel is a surname most prominently associated with Jon Postel, a pioneering computer scientist and key architect of the early Internet.
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E.
Kress
Kress is a surname most notably associated with Harold F. Kress, an Academy Award–winning American film editor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artwork series
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mail art ⓘ |
| artisticMethod |
sending telegrams to recipients
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use of everyday communication systems as art ⓘ |
| artisticStrategy |
bureaucratic communication format
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minimal linguistic content ⓘ repetition of a fixed phrase ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | On Kawara ⓘ |
| displayFormat |
archival telegram forms
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documentation in exhibitions ⓘ framed telegram sheets ⓘ |
| documentationOf | artist’s continued life ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
dematerialization of the art object
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documentation of being alive ⓘ the present moment ⓘ |
| hasForm | time-stamped telegrams ⓘ |
| hasGenre | conceptual art ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
critique of information systems
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meditation on mortality ⓘ record of presence and absence ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMainText | I AM STILL ALIVE ⓘ |
| hasMovement | Conceptual Art movement ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
communication
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ephemerality ⓘ existence ⓘ self-reporting of life status ⓘ time ⓘ |
| hasWorkExample | I AM STILL ALIVE telegrams ⓘ |
| influenced |
artists exploring administrative systems as art
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artists working with mail art ⓘ later conceptual artists using text ⓘ |
| influencedBy | postwar conceptual practices ⓘ |
| modeOfCommunication | telegraph network ⓘ |
| notableWorkText | I AM STILL ALIVE ON KAWARA ⓘ |
| partOf | On Kawara’s lifelong time-based practice ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
On Kawara I Met series
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On Kawara I Went series ⓘ On Kawara date paintings ⓘ On Kawara postcard works ⓘ |
| startTime | 1970s ⓘ |
| temporalCharacteristic |
linked to specific dates
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produced intermittently over years ⓘ |
| typicalRecipient |
collectors
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curators ⓘ friends ⓘ galleries ⓘ |
| usesMedium | telegram ⓘ |
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Subject: On Kawara telegram works Description of subject: On Kawara telegram works are a series of conceptual art pieces in which the artist sent terse, time-stamped telegrams—often stating simply “I AM STILL ALIVE”—to various recipients, emphasizing existence, time, and communication as artistic material.
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