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TAKEN FROM HERE TO WHERE IT CAME FROM AND TAKEN TO A PLACE AND USED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT CAN ONLY REMAIN AS A REPRESENTATION OF WHAT IT WAS WHERE IT CAME FROM

Lawrence Weiner American, 1942-2021

TAKEN FROM HERE TO WHERE IT CAME FROM AND TAKEN TO A PLACE AND USED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT CAN ONLY REMAIN AS A REPRESENTATION OF WHAT IT WAS WHERE IT CAME FROM

1980

Lawrence Weiner's 'TAKEN FROM HERE TO WHERE IT CAME FROM AND TAKEN TO A PLACE AND USED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT CAN ONLY BE REMAINING AS A REPRESENTATION OF WHAT IT WAS WHERE IT CAME FROM' (1984) is a declarative text piece by the founding American conceptualist. The sentence is installed directly on the wall; 'language + materials referred to' is all that is required for its existence. Art Institute of Chicago.

TAKEN FROM HERE TO WHERE IT CAME FROM AND TAKEN TO A PLACE AND USED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT CAN ONLY REMAIN AS A REPRESENTATION OF WHAT IT WAS WHERE IT CAME FROM — Lawrence Weiner American, 1942-2021 | Museum Map