Lawrence Weiner
Working in a wide variety of media, including video, film, books, audio tapes, sculpture, performance, installation, and graphic art, Lawrence Weiner consistently invokes social situations that elicit responses to issues of language, philosophy, theater, and art. Identified with conceptual art, Weiner is notable for his fervent desire to invent new forms and transformations. Unlike some conceptualists, Weiner does not shy away from materializing the art object—instead he tries to work across artistic conventions. A commitment to a democratic art, an art that adapts and changes form in response to cultural and social changes, is fundamental to all of his work. His videos stem from his preoccupation with the process or act of making art, with discourse surrounding art objects and the changing context of materials as they are used.
Available Titles by Lawrence Weiner
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Affected and/or Effected | 1974 | Early Video Art, Single Titles |
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Altered to Suit | 1979 | Early Video Art, Single Titles |
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Beached | 1970 | Early Video Art, Single Titles |
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A Bit of Matter and a Little Bit More | 1976 | Early Video Art, Single Titles |
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Broken Off | 1970 | Early Video Art, Single Titles |
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Do You Believe in Water? | 1976 | Early Video Art, Single Titles |
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Done To | 1974 | Early Video Art, Single Titles |
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Eyes on the Prize: Part One of Hearts and Helicopters | 1999 | Single Titles |
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A First Quarter | 1975 | Early Video Art, Single Titles |
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For Example: Decorated | 1977 | Early Video Art, Single Titles |
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Green As Well As Blue As Well As Red | 1976 | Early Video Art, Single Titles |
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How Far Is There: Part Two of Hearts and Helicopters | 1999 | Single Titles |
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Nothing To Lose | 1984 | Early Video Art, Single Titles |
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Nothing To Lose (The Book) | 2000 | Single Titles |
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Passage to the North | 1981 | Early Video Art, Single Titles |
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Plowman's Lunch | 1982 | Early Video Art, Single Titles |
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Reading Lips | 1997 | Early Video Art, Single Titles |
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A Second Quarter | 1975 | Early Video Art, Single Titles |
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Shifted From the Side | 1972 | Early Video Art, Single Titles |
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Some Things History Don't Support | 2000 | Single Titles |
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There But For | 1980 | Early Video Art, Single Titles |
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To and Fro. Fro and To. And To and Fro. And Fro and To. | 1972 | Early Video Art, Single Titles |
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Trailer for Mortal Sin (The Book) | 2000 | Single Titles |
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Trailer for Plowman's Lunch | 1982 | Early Video Art, Single Titles |
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Lawrence Weiner: Hearts and Helicopters - A Trilogy | 2000 | Single Artist Compilations |
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Lawrence Weiner: There are Things that Move Outside of Motion | 2001 | Single Artist Compilations |
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Wind and the Willows | 2000 | Single Titles |
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With a Grain of Salt: Part Three of Hearts and Helicopters | 2000 | Single Titles |
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