Lawrence Weiner
Lawrence Charles Weiner was an artist born and raised in New York City. One of the central figures in the formation of Conceptual Art in the 1960s, Lawrence Weiner explored the potentials of language as a sculptural medium. For him language could be presented in any format able to discourse with typical art subjects such as: language installed on a wall, printed as text in a book or catalog, spoken or performed in a film, spoken aloud in conversation, simply remembered, et cetera; as Lawrence explains in 1970:"As to construction please remember that...
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- New York City
- Educated at
- Hunter CollegeStuyvesant High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"Once you know about a work of mine you own it. There's no way I can climb inside somebody's head and remove it."
"What makes art interesting is the fact that anyone can realize it as soon as the idea has been formulated. That’s the point."
"... the fact is, they are sculptures, since they show the relationship of object to object and that is the idea and purpose of a sculpture. I’ve got nothing against ‘poetry,’ but it’s only resonance a…"
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Timeline
1942
Born
Birth2021
Died
Death
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