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Lawrence Weiner
6 quotes
“I do not mind objects, but I do not care to make them.”
Lawrence Weiner (1942–2021) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lawrence Weiner (1960s), quotes in: Edward Allington. "About Time," in Frieze, Issue 92 June-August 2005
“1. The artist may construct the piece.”
Lawrence Weiner (1942–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“... 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.”
Lawrence Weiner (1942–2021) first seen 1968 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Gerti Fietzek, Gregor Stemmrich. Having been said: writings & interviews of Lawrence Weiner, 1968-2003, Hatje Cantz, 2004. p. 158
“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.”
Lawrence Weiner (1942–2021) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lawrence Weiner, cited in: Nika Knight. "Slowly Adapting Art: Moving with the Times: Re-installing Originals," in: The Oberlin Review, April 27, 2007.
“I didn’t come from a background that had any idea about what contemporary art was, it was not anti or pro, it had nothing to do with it. I do remember something my mother said when I was sixteen. I was going off to college, and I said, “I think I’m going to be an artist, not a professor of philosophy.” They all assumed I would be a professor because I’m good at logic, and she looked at me and she said, “Lawrence, you’ll break your heart.” And I said, “Why?” And she said, “Art is for rich people and women.”
Lawrence Weiner (1942–2021) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lawrence Weiner in: Thessaly La Force, "STUDIO VISIT Lawrence Weiner," at theparisreview.org/blog, February 14, 2011.
“What makes art interesting is the fact that anyone can realize it as soon as the idea has been formulated. That’s the point.”
Lawrence Weiner (1942–2021) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Art Dictionary: Lawrence Weiner, A Sculptor of Language," at hatjecantz.de. 2012.