Lawrence Weiner, Giant of Conceptual Art Who Had a Way with Words, Dies at 79

ALEX GREENBERGER, ARTnews, December 2, 2023
Lawrence Weiner, a godfather of the Conceptual art movement of the 1960s and ’70s, has died.
With his sculptural installations composed with koan-like texts, Weiner experimented with the slippery nature of language and the ways that words connote meaning. Despite the seemingly academic underpinning of his art, Weiner’s works are also imbued with a rebellious spirit that has made them accessible to—and loved by—many.
 
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