Lawrence Weiner
All works in the collection (1)
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Title: COVERED BY CLOUDS
Year: 1989/2024
Medium: Language + the material referred to (gloss blue vinyl Pantone 2995 C, gloss black vinyl Pantone Process Black C and reflective silver vinyl)
Dimensions: variable
Born in NY, US in 1942; died in 2021. Weiner was self-taught in art. Regarded as a pioneer of Conceptual Art from the 1960s onward, he called language, together with the objects it denotes, sculpture. Holding that the work was information rather than a physical object, Weiner did not require his works to be physically realized, and apart from specified elements such as font, composition and color, the size and manner of installation were in principle left to the custodian. He held numerous solo exhibitions at major museums around the world and received many international art awards, and remained at the forefront of contemporary art for many years, taking part in documenta (1972, 1977, 1982 and 2012), one of the most important international exhibitions, and the Venice Biennale, in which he participated several times (1972, 1984, 2003, 2007 and 2013).
