Made to Appear As ( )

Lawrence Weiner, 1972

MEDIUMCollage of typed elements and graphic arts letters with blue pencil, fiber-tipped pens, gouache and black ballpoint pen on cream tracing paper

DIMENSIONS47.8 × 49.5 cm (18 7/8 × 19 1/2 in.)

LOCATIONArt Institute of Chicago

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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.