Hard Cover, English, Thread Stitching, 224 Pages
Lawrence Charles Weiner
Weiner's later work expanded into wall installations, video, film, books, sound art, sculpture, performance art, installation art, and graphic art, maintaining his focus on language as a sculptural element. His installations, such as the site-specific "SOME LIMESTONE SOME SANDSTONE ENCLOSED FOR SOME REASON" (1993), and his participation in projects like "Personal Structures Time-Space-Existence," showcased his enduring interest in the interaction between text, space, and audience.
Blue box containing a Gauloises blue cloth-covered cassette, 24 x 27 x 6 cm, with a blue book, 224 pp. featuring a typical Weiner designed title added in silver lettering, and a CD housed in a silver-lettered cloth-covered cardboard case. Loosely inserted is an aluminum stencil with die-cut text. Housed in blue cardboard box.
Lawrence Weiner's contributions to conceptual art are profound, marked by a relentless pursuit of the idea that art resides not just in physical objects but in the realm of language and thought. His work invites viewers to engage with art on a conceptual level, challenging traditional notions of creation and perception. Through his innovative use of language as material, Weiner has left an indelible mark on the landscape of contemporary art, inspiring future generations to explore the boundaries between word and object, idea and existence. Weiner's "Statements" (1968), a seminal book, further illustrated his innovative approach to art. The book comprised texts that described hypothetical projects, blurring the lines between sculpture and language. His contributions to Seth Siegelaub's "Xeroxbook" and the avant-garde journal 0 to 9 underscored his commitment to exploring the materiality of language and the sculptural potential of words.