Lawrence Weiner

by Lawrence Weiner, David Batchelor, Alexander Alberro

Lawrence Weiner's art can appear painted across an entire building, floating inside a souvenir pen or sung as a lyric by a country and western band. One of the canonical Conceptual artists of the 1960s, Weiner was among the first to 'dematerialize' the object of art into the realm of language and ideas. He composes texts that describe process, material and structure while evoking a poetic drama that unfolds in the reader's mind. Using a utilitarian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714837555
• ISBN13: 9780714837550
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.0" x 11.4"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary