Lawrence Weiner

American · 1942–2021 · Painter, Sculptor

Lawrence Charles Weiner was an artist born and raised in New York City. One of the central figures in the formation of Conceptual Art in the 1960s, Lawrence Weiner explored the… (Wikipedia)

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HARD AS A ROCK OR (ASSUMING THE POSITION) SOFT AS SILK PUT TOGETHER OR (ASSUMING THE POSITION) SPREAD APART PLACED ON TOP OR (ASSUMING THE POSITION) PLACED BELOW TOSSED ASIDE OR (ASSUMING THE POSITION) CARRIED ALONGPhillips · Sep 2016$175,000≈ £134,896≈ €156,474Sign up to see
Preparatory Drawings For Gyroscopically SpeakingPhillips · Nov 2021$81,900≈ £60,766≈ €72,190Sign up to see
VARYING DEGREES OF DAMAGE DONE TO THE SAME THINGPhillips · Sep 2026$77,400≈ £58,406≈ €67,877Sign up to see

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