Lawrence Weiner

Lawrence Weiner Cv

Lawrence Weiner is one of the most significant and iconic artists of our generation. Throughout his practice he has pursued inquiries into language and a radical redefinition of the artist/viewer relationship. Translating his investigations into linguistic structures and visual systems across varied formats and manifestations, he has produced books, films, videos, performances and audio works.

The belief at the core of Lawrence Weiner's work is that art is a material reality between human beings and objects and between sets of objects in relation to human beings. Weiner considers language to be a sculptural material and believes that a construction in language can function as sculpture as adequately as a fabricated object. His statement of intent published in 1969 states:

THE ARTIST MAY CONSTRUCT THE WORK
THE WORK MAY BE FABRICATED
THE WORK NEED NOT BE BUILT
EACH BEING EQUAL AND CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THE ARTIST THE DECISION AS TO CONDITION RESTS WITH THE RECEIVER UPON THE OCCASION OF RECEIVERSHIP

As a proposition or statement, each work need not be confined to an existence in one realised form, place or time but might be constructed in different contexts.

Lawrence Weiner lives and works in New York.
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Lawrence Weiner Exhibitions

Lawrence Weiner - OFFSIDES  February 6 - March 15, 2008
Lawrence Weiner  October 19 - November 23, 2005

Lawrence Weiner Public Exhibitions

Collection / Porto : Museu Serralves
Domaine de Kerguéhennec - Centre d'Art Contemporain, Bignan
31 January 2010 - 13 June 2010
Domaine de Kerguéhennec

1. Biennale für Internationale Lichtkunst Ruhr 2010
Biennale für Internationale Lichtkunst, Unna
28 March 2010 - 27 May 2010
Biennale für Internationale Lichtkunst

Lawrence Weiner Catalogues and Editions

Lawrence Weiner, As Far as the Eye Can See (Whitney Museum of American Art)

Lawrence Weiner Images

Lawrence Weiner BROUGHT UP TO SPEED (2009) Vinyl decals on wall Dimensions variable Permanent installation Dallas Cowboys Stadium
Lawrence Weiner BROUGHT UP TO SPEED (2009) Vinyl decals on wall Dimensions variable Permanent installation Dallas Cowboys Stadium
Italian Pavilion at 52nd International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale, Venice, 2007
Italian Pavilion at 52nd International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale, Venice, 2007
<i>AT A TANGENT TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE INFINITY, </i>2006 Language and the materials referred to Dimensions variable
AT A TANGENT TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE INFINITY, 2006 Language and the materials referred to Dimensions variable
Lawrence Weiner LEAD ON GLASS, 2005 Language & the materials referred to Dimensions variable
Lawrence Weiner LEAD ON GLASS, 2005 Language & the materials referred to Dimensions variable
<i>Inside & Outside of Itself, </i>2005 Work in Situ Austria, Museum der Moderne Salzburg. November 26-December 12, 2005.
Inside & Outside of Itself, 2005 Work in Situ Austria, Museum der Moderne Salzburg. November 26-December 12, 2005.
<i>Made To Produce A Spark </i> Work in situ Italy: Museo D'Arte Contemporanea, Rivoli Torino March 28-July 30, 2006.
Made To Produce A Spark Work in situ Italy: Museo D'Arte Contemporanea, Rivoli Torino March 28-July 30, 2006.
<i>WITHIN A REALM OF RELATIVE FORM, </i>2005 Language and the materials referred to Dimensions variable
WITHIN A REALM OF RELATIVE FORM, 2005 Language and the materials referred to Dimensions variable
<i>TURNED AS THE WORLD TURNS, </i>2001 Language and the materials referred to Dimensions variable
TURNED AS THE WORLD TURNS, 2001 Language and the materials referred to Dimensions variable
Por Si Mismo Spain: Palacio de Cristal, and MNCARS Library Museo Nacional-Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid April 19-June 24, 2001
Por Si Mismo Spain: Palacio de Cristal, and MNCARS Library Museo Nacional-Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid April 19-June 24, 2001
<i>Displacement </i> New York: DIA Center for the Arts. April 4 1991 -June 1992
Displacement New York: DIA Center for the Arts. April 4 1991 -June 1992
<i>Rot enough to lead to a lapse in the ability to support of a beam, </i>1986 Language and the materials referred to Dimensions variable
Rot enough to lead to a lapse in the ability to support of a beam, 1986 Language and the materials referred to Dimensions variable

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