Triple
T19047881
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Background Story series |
E466180
|
entity |
| Predicate | alsoKnownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Background Story (Xu Bing)
Background Story (Xu Bing) is an installation artwork series by Chinese artist Xu Bing that uses backlit translucent screens and arranged debris to create the illusion of traditional Chinese landscape paintings.
|
E1356456
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Background Story (Xu Bing) | Statement: [Background Story series, alsoKnownAs, Background Story (Xu Bing)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Background Story (Xu Bing) Context triple: [Background Story series, alsoKnownAs, Background Story (Xu Bing)]
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A.
Cai Guo-Qiang: Peasant Da Vincis and Other Stories
"Cai Guo-Qiang: Peasant Da Vincis and Other Stories" is an art book that explores the innovative, often fantastical creations of self-taught Chinese inventors and tinkerers as curated and interpreted by contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang.
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B.
Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireworks from the Sky
Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireworks from the Sky is an art publication focusing on the Chinese artist’s large-scale gunpowder and fireworks projects, exploring his creative process and explosive visual spectacles.
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C.
Cai Guo-Qiang: The Transient Landscape
Cai Guo-Qiang: The Transient Landscape is an exhibition catalogue and art book that explores the Chinese artist’s large-scale gunpowder drawings, installations, and explosion events, highlighting themes of history, memory, and cultural transformation.
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D.
Cai Guo-Qiang: The Dragon’s Gift
Cai Guo-Qiang: The Dragon’s Gift is an exhibition catalogue and art book that explores the work, themes, and creative process of Chinese contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang, particularly his use of gunpowder and large-scale installations.
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E.
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang is a documentary film that profiles Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang and his large-scale, gunpowder-based artworks, culminating in his ambitious "Sky Ladder" project.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Background Story (Xu Bing) Triple: [Background Story series, alsoKnownAs, Background Story (Xu Bing)]
Generated description
Background Story (Xu Bing) is an installation artwork series by Chinese artist Xu Bing that uses backlit translucent screens and arranged debris to create the illusion of traditional Chinese landscape paintings.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Background Story (Xu Bing) Target entity description: Background Story (Xu Bing) is an installation artwork series by Chinese artist Xu Bing that uses backlit translucent screens and arranged debris to create the illusion of traditional Chinese landscape paintings.
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A.
Cai Guo-Qiang: Peasant Da Vincis and Other Stories
"Cai Guo-Qiang: Peasant Da Vincis and Other Stories" is an art book that explores the innovative, often fantastical creations of self-taught Chinese inventors and tinkerers as curated and interpreted by contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang.
-
B.
Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireworks from the Sky
Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireworks from the Sky is an art publication focusing on the Chinese artist’s large-scale gunpowder and fireworks projects, exploring his creative process and explosive visual spectacles.
-
C.
Cai Guo-Qiang: The Transient Landscape
Cai Guo-Qiang: The Transient Landscape is an exhibition catalogue and art book that explores the Chinese artist’s large-scale gunpowder drawings, installations, and explosion events, highlighting themes of history, memory, and cultural transformation.
-
D.
Cai Guo-Qiang: The Dragon’s Gift
Cai Guo-Qiang: The Dragon’s Gift is an exhibition catalogue and art book that explores the work, themes, and creative process of Chinese contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang, particularly his use of gunpowder and large-scale installations.
-
E.
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang is a documentary film that profiles Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang and his large-scale, gunpowder-based artworks, culminating in his ambitious "Sky Ladder" project.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8dd040fb881909af2a964f65ad208 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5d8057dec8190b9f1e0b54084ecec |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:38 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a05c551e26c8190928642f451cb85f0 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 12:51 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a05c7645d6c8190bd4d16b234c3384b |
completed | May 14, 2026, 1 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a05c7c6e4148190bbdafd47ce2bdef4 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 1:01 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 12:03 p.m.