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Lawrence Weiner Quotes

1942–2021 United States

Lawrence Weiner (born February 10, 1942 – December 2, 2021) is an American conceptual artist, who was one of the central figures in the formation of conceptual art in the 1960s. His work often takes the form of typographic texts.

United States
Conceptual artists

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I do not mind objects, but I do not care to make them.

What makes art interesting is the fact that anyone can realize it as soon as the idea has been formulated. That’s the point.

Once you know about a work of mine you own it. There's no way I can climb inside somebody's head and remove it.

1. The artist may construct the piece.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Lawrence Weiner (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.