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

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

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About 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.

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Alternative Names: Lawrence Charles Weiner Lawrence Wiener
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... the fact is, they are sculptures, since they show the relationship of object to object and that is the idea and purpose of a sculpture. I’ve got nothing against ‘poetry,’ but it’s only resonance and tempo. Each of my works is perhaps also indeed a poetic sculpture. It’s not that I think it’s a bad word, poetry, but I’m not a poet, since a poet is concerned with the relationship of human beings to human beings.

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