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Some Objects of Desire by Lawrence Weiner

Some Objects of Desire

Lawrence Weiner · 2004

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Artist
Lawrence Weiner
Date
2004
Location
MACBA Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
Culture
United States
ART MOVEMENTS
Installation art
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THE ARTIST

Lawrence Weiner

1942–2021 · United States

He turned language itself into sculpture, declaring that art could exist as words on a wall, in a book, or just in memory.

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