Lawrence Weiner

1942 – 2021

CRUSHED BETWEEN COBBLESTONES 1988
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Biography

Lawrence Charles Weiner (February 10, 1942 – December 2, 2021) was an American conceptual artist. He was one of the central figures in the formation of conceptual art in the 1960s. His work often took the form of typographic texts, a form of word art.

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Artworks

Lawrence Weiner STRAIGHT DOWN TO BELOW

1988

On display at Tate Modern part of Level 4: Joiner Galleries
Lawrence Weiner FIRE AND BRIMSTONE SET IN A HOLLOW FORMED BY HAND

1988

On display at Tate Modern part of Level 4: Joiner Galleries
Lawrence Weiner SILVER THREADS ENTWINED IN THREADS OF GOLD

1988

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Lawrence Weiner TAKEN UP WITH

1988

On display at Tate Modern part of Level 4: Joiner Galleries
Lawrence Weiner WIPED OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH

1988

On display at Tate Modern part of Level 4: Joiner Galleries
Lawrence Weiner TIED UP IN KNOTS

1988

On display at Tate Modern part of Level 4: Joiner Galleries
Lawrence Weiner TUCKED IN AT THE CORNERS

1988

On display at Tate Modern part of Level 4: Joiner Galleries
Lawrence Weiner ROUGHLY RIPPED APART

1988

On display at Tate Modern part of Level 4: Joiner Galleries

Artist as subject

Robert Mapplethorpe Lawrence Weiner

1982, printed 1991
Barry Flanagan Larry Weiner

1973, reprinted c.1983

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