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This is a review of Lawernce Weiner's conceptual word works at Marion Goodman Gallery. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Amazon.com: "Lawrence Weiner (b. 1942) is one of the primary figures associated with the emergence of conceptual art in the 1960s. For over four decades, Weiner has defined art as a representation of relationships in the physical world, 'the relationship of human beings to objects and objects to objects in relation to human beings'. This highly anticipated publication represents the full range of Weiner's practice, from the early 1960s to the present, from his early paintings to his work in language, including works on paper, films, videos, books, and public commissions. Weiner adopted language as his primary material in 1968. According to his landmark "Statement of Intent", an oft-quoted declaration first published in 1969, each work can be constructed by the artist, fabricated by someone else, or need not be built at all and simply presented in language. Weiner's work is often manifested outside the gallery context, through postcards, billboards, lectures, or even on a series of...

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This catalogue raisonne produced by Dieter Schwartz reproduces all of Weiner's books. The drawing placed within the book near the title page reads "time after time page after page books do furnish a room." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Detail view. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Installation view. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is a review of Weiner's first American retrospective held at the Whitney Museum of American Art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Exhibition consisted of furniture designed by artists. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.