Lawrence Weiner
American, 1942-2021 · 1980
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.
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Image source: Art Institute of Chicago