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1942 Bronx, New York City - 2021 Manhattan, New York. Known for: Conceptual art, post minimalism, large letter text paintings, posters.
Following is The New York Times review of "The Well-Shaped Phrase as Art," written by Roberta Smith, November 16, 2007. The exhibition, featuring Lawrence Weiner, was at the Whitney Museum of... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times review of "The Well-Shaped Phrase as Art," written by Roberta Smith, November 16, 2007. The exhibition, featuring Lawrence Weiner, was at the Whitney Museum of American Art, to February 2008 and consisted mainly of phrases in large letters, also a work in which spray... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times review of "The Well-Shaped Phrase as Art," written by Roberta Smith, November 16, 2007. The exhibition, featuring Lawrence Weiner, was at the Whitney Museum of American Art, to February 2008 and consisted mainly of phrases in large letters, also a work in which spray paint was applied directly to the floor. So here we are. Just about any scrap of canvas or even paper by Andy Warhol is worth at least a million dollars and usually several. Richard Prince’s retro... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times review of "The Well-Shaped Phrase as Art," written by Roberta Smith, November 16, 2007. The exhibition, featuring Lawrence Weiner, was at the Whitney Museum of American Art, to February 2008 and consisted mainly of phrases in large letters, also a work in which spray paint was applied directly to the floor. So here we are. Just about any scrap of canvas or even paper by Andy Warhol is worth at least a million dollars and usually several. Richard Prince’s retro “Nurse” paintings have cleared $6 million less than five years after they were made. And Jeff Koons’s least-interesting baubles, despite glimmers of anti-bauble intent, go for as much as $23 million. Be grateful, then, for Lawrence Weiner’s... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times review of "The Well-Shaped Phrase as Art," written by Roberta Smith, November 16, 2007. The exhibition, featuring Lawrence Weiner, was at the Whitney Museum of American Art, to February 2008 and consisted mainly of phrases in large letters, also a work in which spray paint was applied directly to the floor. So here we are. Just about any scrap of canvas or even paper by Andy Warhol is worth at least a million dollars and usually several. Richard Prince’s retro “Nurse” paintings have cleared $6 million less than five years after they were made. And Jeff Koons’s least-interesting baubles, despite glimmers of anti-bauble intent, go for as much as $23 million. Be grateful, then, for Lawrence Weiner’s mind-stretching 40-year retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art, which is respite, wake-up call and purification rite all in one... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Conceptual
- •Easel Painting
- •Installation Art
- •Large Scale, Monumental Artwork
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Poster Art, Poster Design
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
- •Words, Text, Calligraphy, Letters
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Earthworks, Earth Art, Land Art
- •Post Conceptual
Art Subject
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Awards/Recognition
- •Dia Art Foundation Support
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art